poça
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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From poço (“well, pit”).
Noun[edit]
poça f (plural poças)
- pool; puddle (small body of water or another liquid on a surface)
- Havia várias poças de sangue no chão do hospital.
- There were several pools of blood on the hospital floor.
- Deixei o guarda-chuva cair na poça.
- I dropped the umbrella in the puddle.
- (agriculture) a small irrigation reservoir
Etymology 2[edit]
From porra.
Interjection[edit]
poça!
- (minced oath, sometimes considered mildly vulgar, slang) damn (expresses surprise or disappointment)
- Synonym: irra
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:poça.
Further reading[edit]
- “poça” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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