inhaca

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi aby'aka.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧nha‧ca

Noun

inhaca f (plural inhacas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) funk (a very unpleasant smell emanated from a person or animal, often resulting from a combination of multiple bad smells)
    Synonyms: catinga, fedor
  2. (Brazil, slang) lack of will or motivation
    Acabei de acordar, mas preciso tomar um banho pra tirar essa inhaca.
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  3. (Brazil, regionalism) bad luck
    Synonym: urucubaca
  4. (Brazil, slang) something poorly made or prepared, especially food

References

  1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “aby'aka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 10, column 2