perereca

Portuguese

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Tupi *perereka, from îu'iperereka.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾeˈɾɛ.kɐ/, /pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.kɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ɾeˈɾɛ.ka/, /pɛ.ɾɛˈɾɛ.ka/

    • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
    • Hyphenation: pe‧re‧re‧ca

    Noun

    perereca f (plural pererecas) (Brazil)

    1. tree frog
      Synonyms: rela, rã-arborícola
    2. mosquito
      Synonyms: mosquito, carapanã, pernilongo
    3. (slang) female genitals; vagina
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
    4. (colloquial) derringer
      Synonym: garrucha
    5. (colloquial) small portable radio
    6. (colloquial, humorous) denture
      Synonym: dentadura
    7. (colloquial) a small and fidgety person or animal

    Usage notes

    • The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always feminine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “perereca-macho” for male, and “perereca-fêmea” for female. Here, macho is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to macha if so.
    • The term can refer to any tree frog—that is, any frog that is slim, jumpy and has adhesive discs on its fingers—not only the ones of the family Hylidae.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Translingual: Scinax perereca

    Adjective

    perereca m or f (plural pererecas)

    1. (Brazil, colloquial) fidgety, specially when referring to children

    Further reading

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