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Portuguese
Etymology
From crack + -o- + -lândia, literally “crackland”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾa.koˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾa.koˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾa.koˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾa.koˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾa.koˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾa.koˈlɐ̃.d͡ʒja/
Noun
cracolândia f (plural cracolândias)
- (Brazil, colloquial) an area where crack cocaine or other street drugs are sold or consumed; (by extension, collective) drug dealers and drug users
2024 November 4, Clayton Castelani, “Conselho adia debate sobre cercar praça da República para reduzir roubos”, in Folha de S.Paulo, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:Para isso, é necessário mudar a função do espaço urbano, que deixa de ser uma praça e passa a ser um parque. Esta foi a medida adotada pela gestão do prefeito Ricardo Nunes (MDB) na antiga praça Princesa Isabel após a cracolândia ter se instalado no local.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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