choldra

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Controversial.[1][2] Possibly borrowed from Old Italian geldra (“crowd”), from Frankish *gilda (“meeting”).[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾɐ/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾa/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: chol‧dra

Noun[edit]

choldra f (plural choldras)

  1. (derogatory, collective) herd (a mass of people)
  2. (slang) prison
    Synonyms: prisão, cadeira

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “choldra” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  2. ^ “choldra” in iDicionário Aulete.
  3. ^ “choldra” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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