matusquela

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tusˈkɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tusˈkɛ.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.tuʃˈkɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.tusˈkɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.tuʃˈkɛ.lɐ/

Adjective

matusquela m or f (plural matusquelas)

1. (Rio de Janeiro, informal) crazy, insane

Noun

matusquela m or f (plural matusquelas)

1. (Rio de Janeiro, informal) a crazy person

References

• “matusquela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “matusquela”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024