cara ou coroa

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “face or crown”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.ɾɐ o(w) koˈɾo(w).ɐ/ [ˈka.ɾɐ o(ʊ̯) koˈɾo(ʊ̯).ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.ɾa o(w) koˈɾo(w).a/ [ˈka.ɾa o(ʊ̯) koˈɾo(ʊ̯).a]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.ɾɐ o(w) kuˈɾo.ɐ/, (with elision) /ˈka.ɾɐ o(w) ˈkɾo.ɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.ɾɐ ow kuˈɾo(w).ɐ/, (with elision) /ˈka.ɾɐ ow ˈkɾo(w).ɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.ɾɐ o kuˈɾo.ɐ/, (with elision) /ˈka.ɾɐ o ˈkɾo.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ra, ou, co‧ro‧a

Noun

cara ou coroa m (plural caras ou coroas)

  1. heads or tails (flipping a coin in order to choose between two alternatives)
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