corja

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Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Malayalam .^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ.ʒɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ.ʒɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʁ.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɻ.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ.ʒɐ/

Noun

corja f (plural corjas)

(collective, derogatory) rabble (disorderly crowd)
Synonyms: cambada, malta, choldra, ralé, gentalha, turba, horda

References

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

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