cecê

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See also: Cece, cece, çeçe, and čéče

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From C.C., initialism of cheiro de corpo.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: ce‧cê

Noun

cecê m (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, informal) body odour, B.O. (especially from the armpits)
    Vai tomar um banho para tirar esse cecê!
    Go take a shower to get rid of this body odour!
    • 1948 January 17, O Cruzeiro, number 17, page 21:
      Estas estão proibidas / • Seu Presidente / • Seu Visconde / • Come Quieto / • Cecê / • Adão e Eva / • Soltaram o Meu Piru* / • Bloco da Candinha.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2016 September 7, Ronaldo Pelli, quoting Honghong Lu, “Por que as vendas de desodorante são tão baixas na China e em outros países da Ásia”, in G1‎, Rio de Janeiro: Globo:
      Mas desnecessária como? Os chineses não transpiram?
      Transpiram, mas dependendo da etnia a que pertencem, muito provavelmente não exalam o odor que os brasileiros apelidaram de "cê-cê" […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2023, Power Nerds (lyrics and music), “Levanta o Suvaco” (0:56 from the start), in Power Nerds, São Paulo:
      Cê, cê, cê, que cheiro de cecê / Levanta o suvaco que a catinga vai feder
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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