tiririca
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Tupi tyryryka (“a kind of invasive sedge”), lit. "that which drags or creeps".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tiririca f (plural tiriricas)
- any herb of the family Cyperaceae
- 17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista:
- Nunca soube fazer verso,
senão como tiririca,
porque como ela é, que pica,
e corta todo o universo[…]- He has never known how to make poetry
that is not like the sedge,
which by its nature stings
and runs through the whole universe[…]
- He has never known how to make poetry
- 17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista:
- (Brazil) Cyperus rotundus, a specific herb of that family
- white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America
- Synonyms: queixada, queixada-ruiva, queixo-ruivo, canela-ruiva, sabacu, sabucu, tacuité, taiaçu, tajaçu, tanhaçu, tanhocati, taguicati, porco-do-mato, pecari
- (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, slang) pickpocket; a minor thief
- Synonyms: trombadinha, batedor de carteira
- (Brazil, Pará) a wild agitation of a river's waters
Adjective edit
tiririca m or f (plural tiriricas)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tiririca f (plural tiriricas)