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Portuguese
- zueira (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)
- zuera (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)
Etymology
From zoar + -eira.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , /zuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , /zuˈe(j).ɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwe(j).ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈe(j).ɾa/
Noun
zoeira f (plural zoeiras)
- noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)
- Synonyms: ruído, zoada, zumbido
- (colloquial, Brazil) mockery; the act of mocking
- Synonyms: zombaria, gozação, zoação
- (colloquial, Brazil) a playful lie told with the intent of quickly revealing the truth afterwards; just kidding
Paguei R$500 por este objeto! Zoeira, foram apenas R$30!- I paid R$500 for this object! Sike, it was only R$30!
Adjective
zoeira
- feminine singular of zoeiro