angu de caroço

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “angu with hard seed(s)”. A properly prepared angu would not contain any seeds.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu d͡ʒi kaˈɾo.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu d͡ʒi kaˈɾo.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈɡu de kaˈɾo.so/

Noun

angu de caroço m (plural angus de caroço)

1. (Brazil, informal) a difficult or disorderly situation

Related terms

• tem caroço nesse angu