"fofoca" meaning in All languages combined

See fofoca on Wiktionary

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /foˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /foˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /fɔˈfɔ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /foˈfɔ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: fofocas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔkɐ Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} fofoca f (plural fofocas)
  1. (Brazil) gossip (idle talk) Tags: Brazil, feminine Synonyms: bisbilhotice, mexerico, fuxico, chisme [Portugal] Derived forms: fofocar, fofoqueiro
    Sense id: en-fofoca-pt-noun-r5DfxfJV Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /foˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /foˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /fɔˈfɔ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /foˈfɔ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɔkɐ Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} fofoca
  1. inflection of fofocar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: fofocar
    Sense id: en-fofoca-pt-verb-ae0BSNIV Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 72 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 72 5 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 22 63 15
  2. inflection of fofocar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: fofocar
    Sense id: en-fofoca-pt-verb--WqQ31Xz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              21
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          ],
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              15,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "english": "She spread the gossip all over the town.",
          "text": "Ela espalhou a fofoca por toda a cidade.",
          "translation": "She spread the gossip all over the town.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mexerico"
        },
        {
          "word": "fuxico"
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        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "chisme"
        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foˈfɔ.kɐ/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/fɔˈfɔ.ka/",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/",
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              21
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          "word": "mexerico"
        },
        {
          "word": "fuxico"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/fɔˈfɔ.kɐ/",
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