arapuca

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Tupi ûyrá puka (“bird trap”).

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈpu.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾaˈpu.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈpu.kɐ/

Hyphenation: a‧ra‧pu‧ca

Noun edit

arapuca f (plural arapucas)

(Brazil) a type of trap, used to catch birds or other small animals
Synonyms: arataca, urupuca, (trap) armadilha, cilada
(Brazil, figurative) any trick designed to catch someone in a general sense; a trap
Synonym: armadilha

Aha! Ela caiu na minha arapuraca!
Aha! She fell for my trap!

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