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Portuguese
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic رَكْبَة (rakba), from Arabic رَكَبَة (rakaba), plural of رَاكِب (rākib, “rider”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwa/
Noun
récua f (plural récuas)
- pack (of mules, horses)
- (figurative, derogatory) gang; bunch (any group of things or people)
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