gororoba

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Tupi karu (“meal”) + roba (“sour”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡo.ɾoˈɾɔ.bɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡo.ɾoˈɾɔ.ba/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡu.ɾuˈɾɔ.bɐ/ [ɡu.ɾuˈɾɔ.βɐ]

  • Hyphenation: go‧ro‧ro‧ba

Noun

gororoba f (plural gororobas)

  1. (Brazil, informal) farrago; hodgepodge; jumble (collection of miscellaneous things)
  2. (Brazil, informal) bad food; slop
    Synonyms: lavagem, grude
  3. (Brazil, informal, by extension) any meal, especially a simple one
    Synonyms: boia, rango
  4. (Brazil, dialectal) cachaça
    Synonyms: cachaça, pinga, goró

Noun

gororoba m or f (plural gororobas)

  1. (Northern Brazil, derogatory) a nobody
    Synonyms: joão-ninguém, zé-ninguém, borra-botas, leguelhé
  2. (Brazil, dialectal) a drunk person
    Synonyms: bêbado, cachaceiro, pinguço
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