choldra

Portuguese

Etymology

Controversial.[1][2] Possibly borrowed from Old Italian geldra (“crowd”), from Frankish *gilda (“meeting”).[3]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾɐ/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾa/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔl.dɾɐ/ [ˈʃɔɫ.dɾɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔl.dɾɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃɔɫ.dɾɐ]

Hyphenation: chol‧dra

Noun

choldra f (plural choldras)

(derogatory, collective) herd (a mass of people)
(slang) prison
Synonyms: prisão, cadeira

Synonyms

súcia, cambada, canalha, malta, corja

References

“choldra” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“choldra” in iDicionário Aulete.
“choldra” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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