talarico

Portuguese

Etymology

From the 1992 song “Talarico, Ladrão de Mulher [Talarico, Woman Thief]” by Zeca Pagodinho, which tells of a man named Talarico who stole the narrator’s partner.[1] The surname and male nickname Talarico derives in turn from Italian Talarico.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ri‧co

Noun

talarico m (plural talaricos, feminine talarica, feminine plural talaricas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) A person who pursues or becomes romantically or sexually involved with someone else’s partner, especially a friend’s; a homewrecker.
    Synonym: fura-olho

Derived terms

Adjective

talarico (feminine talarica, masculine plural talaricos, feminine plural talaricas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory, of a person) interested in or involved with someone else’s partner
    Synonym: fura-olho

References

  1. ^ Maria Edileuza Tavares Silva (2008), “Análise do corpus gírio”, in Os sentidos da liberdade... A gíria prisional como resultado de uma produção léxica criativa e significativa (M.A. thesis)‎[1], UNESP/Araraquara, page 80

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