areia-gulosa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “greedy sand”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɾej.a.ɡuˈlɔ.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾɐj.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾej.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɾe.ɐ.ɡuˈlɔ.zɐ/

Audio (Northeast Brazil): (file)
Hyphenation: a‧rei‧a-‧gu‧lo‧sa

Noun

areia-gulosa f (plural areia-gulosas)

(North Brazil) quicksand
Synonyms: areia movediça, gulosa
(Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) nympho

References

“areia-gulosa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“areia-gulosa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“areia-gulosa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

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