meia-boca

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

meia boca

Etymology

Literally, “half mouth”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.a ˈbo.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/

Adjective

meia-boca (invariable)

(informal) mediocre, poor (of low quality)
Synonyms: medíocre, fraco, mal-feito

Further reading

“meia-boca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
“meia-boca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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