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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “colour of a donkey when it flees”.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkoɾ dɨ ˈbu.ʁu ˈkwɐ̃.du ˈfɔ.ʒɨ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɾi dɨ ˈbu.ʁu ˈkwɐ̃.du ˈfɔ.ʒɨ/
Noun
cor de burro quando foge f (uncountable)
- (humorous) an indistinct or nameless colour
1999, Fernando Jorge, A Academia do Fardão e da Confusão: a Academia Brasileira de Letras e os seus “imortais” mortais, Geração Editorial, page 144:Além disso, pelo fato de ser bem vaidoso, ele pintava os cabelos com uma tinta meio suspeita, a qual lhes deu uma cor estranha. Cor de burro quando foge.- Besides, due to the fact that he was very vain, he dyed his hair with a somewhat suspicious dye, which gave it a strange colour. A nameless colour.
Adjective
cor de burro quando foge (invariable)
- (humorous) having an indistinct or nameless colour
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