meia-boca

See also: meia boca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

meia boca

Etymology

Literally, “half mouth”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.a ˈbo.ka/ [ˈmeɪ̯.a ˈbo.ka]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [ˈme.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]

Adjective

meia-boca (invariable)

(informal) mediocre, poor (of low quality)
Synonyms: medíocre, fraco, mal-feito

Further reading

“meia-boca” in Dicionário inFormal.
“meia-boca” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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