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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi aby'aka.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: i‧nha‧ca
Noun
inhaca f (plural inhacas)
- (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
- (Brazil, slang) lack of will or motivation
Acabei de acordar, mas preciso tomar um banho pra tirar essa inhaca.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (Brazil, regionalism) bad luck
- Synonym: urucubaca
- (Brazil, slang) something poorly made or prepared, especially food
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