vira-casaca
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ɾɐ.kaˈza.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ɾa.kaˈza.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌvi.ɾɐ.kɐˈza.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɾɐ.kɐˈza.kɐ/
- Rhymes: -akɐ
Noun
vira-casaca m or f by sense (plural vira-casacas)
- turncoat (a traitor; one who changes sides)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:traidor
Further reading
- “vira-casaca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “vira-casaca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026