titica

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi teîtyka[1] (disposable).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ikɐ
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ti‧ca

Noun

titica f (plural titicas)

  1. (Brazil) feces, excrement (especially of birds)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fezes
  2. (Brazil, derogatory) something or someone considered worthless, useless, despicable, or repulsive

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN

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