balzaca

Portuguese

Etymology

After Honoré de Balzac, who wrote A Woman of Thirty, a romance about a 30-year-old woman.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bawˈza.kɐ/ [baʊ̯ˈza.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bawˈza.kɐ/ [baʊ̯ˈza.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bawˈza.ka/ [baʊ̯ˈza.ka]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /balˈza.kɐ/ [baɫˈza.kɐ]

• Hyphenation: bal‧za‧ca

Noun

balzaca f (plural balzacas)

1. a woman who is between 30 and 39 years old (inclusive)

Adjective

balzaca m or f (plural balzacas)

1. (especially of a woman) between 30 and 39 years old (inclusive); thirtysomething

Related terms

• balzaquiano