louça

See also: louca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• loiça

Etymology

From Latin lautia (“magnificence, splendor”), from lautus (“luxurious, washed”), or alternatively from lutea, luteus (“of clay”). Compare Galician louza, Spanish loza.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlo(w).sɐ/ [ˈlo(ʊ̯).sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlo(w).sɐ/ [ˈlo(ʊ̯).sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlo(w).sa/ [ˈlo(ʊ̯).sa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlo(w).sɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlo(w).sɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlow.sɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.sɐ/

• Rhymes: -owsɐ, -osɐ
• Hyphenation: lou‧ça

Noun

louça f (plural louças)

1. dishware, dishes; crockery

   Eu normalmente lavo a louça.

   I usually do the dishes.

2. china (vessels made of pottery etc.)

Derived terms

• louça de porcelana
• partir a louça toda