firula
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fi‧ru‧la
Noun edit
firula f (plural firulas)
- (Brazil, slang) the act of beating around the bush (omitting facts to avoid a topic)
- Synonyms: enrolação, floreio, rodeio, circunlóquio
- (soccer) a very ingenious albeit purposeless move