quizila
Portuguese
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Kimbundu kijila.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: qui‧zi‧la
Noun
editquizila f (plural quizilas)
- an (often natural and unmotivated) antipathy, repulse or hostility for something or someone
- feeling of impatience or annoyance
- Synonyms: impaciência, aborrecimento
- argument, fight
- (Brazil, religion) that which is sacred in Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé
- (Brazil, religion) superstitious repulse for certain foods or behaviors