caruja

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cālūginem, variant of Latin cālīginem (“fog”).

Pronunciation 1

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾu.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾu.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾu.ʒɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧ru‧ja

Pronunciation 2

Hyphenation: ca‧ru‧ja

Noun

caruja f (plural carujas)

(regional) fog
(regional) drizzle (very light rain)

Descendants

→ Spanish: garúa
- → English: garua

Further reading

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

Verb

caruja

third-person singular present indicative of carujar

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