poça

See also: poca, póca, pòca, and роса

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.sɐ/, /ˈpɔ.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -osɐ, -ɔsɐ
• Homophone: possa (only with /ɔ/)
• Hyphenation: po‧ça

Etymology 1

From poço (“well, pit”).

Noun

poça f (plural poças)

1. pool; puddle (small body of water or another liquid on a surface)

   Havia várias poças de sangue no chão do hospital.

   There were several pools of blood on the hospital floor.

   Deixei o guarda-chuva cair na poça.

   I dropped the umbrella in the puddle.

2. (agriculture) a small irrigation reservoir

Etymology 2

From porra.

Interjection

poça!

1. (minced oath, sometimes considered mildly vulgar, slang) damn (expresses surprise or disappointment)

   Synonym: irra

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:poça.

Further reading

• “poça” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.