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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi tyryryka (“a kind of invasive sedge”), lit. "that which drags or creeps".
Pronunciation
- (Northeastern Brazil) IPA(key): /tiriˈrika/
Noun
tiririca f (plural tiriricas)
- any herb of the family Cyperaceae
- 17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista:
Nunca soube fazer verso,
senão como tiririca,
porque como ela é, que pica,
e corta todo o universo[…]- He has never known how to make poetry
that is not like the sedge,
which by its nature stings
and runs through the whole universe
- (Brazil) Cyperus rotundus, a specific herb of that family
- white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America
- Synonyms: queixada, queixada-ruiva, queixo-ruivo, canela-ruiva, sabacu, sabucu, tacuité, taiaçu, tajaçu, tanhaçu, tanhocati, taguicati, porco-do-mato, pecari
- (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, slang) pickpocket; a minor thief
- Synonyms: trombadinha, batedor de carteira
- (Brazil, Pará) a wild agitation of a river's waters
Adjective
tiririca m or f (plural tiriricas)
- (Brazil, colloquial) angry; annoyed; furious
- Synonyms: irritado, furioso, raivoso
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiɾiˈɾika/
- Rhymes: -ika
- Syllabification: ti‧ri‧ri‧ca
Noun
tiririca f (plural tiriricas)
- nutgrass