Portuguese
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Alternative forms
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- zueira (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)
- zuera (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)
Etymology
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From zoar + -eira.
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [zoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /zuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [zʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈzwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [zoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /zuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ [zʊˈe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwe(j).ɾɐ/ [ˈzwe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈe(j).ɾa/ [zoˈe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
zoeira f (plural zoeiras)
- noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)
- Synonyms: ruído, zoada, zumbido
- (colloquial, Brazil) mockery; the act of mocking
- Synonyms: zombaria, gozação, zoação
- (colloquial, Brazil) a playful lie told with the intent of quickly revealing the truth afterwards; just kidding
Paguei R$500 por este objeto! Zoeira, foram apenas R$30!- I paid R$500 for this object! Sike, it was only R$30!
Adjective
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zoeira
- feminine singular of zoeiro