"cuíca" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /kuˈi.kɐ/ [Brazil], [kʊˈi.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈkwi.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kuˈi.kɐ/ [Brazil], [kʊˈi.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈkwi.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kuˈi.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], [kʊˈi.ka] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈkwi.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈkwi.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: cuícas [plural], guaiquica [alternative], quaiquica [alternative]
Rhymes: -ikɐ Etymology: Clipping of quaiquica, from Old Tupi gûaîkuíka. Etymology templates: {{clipping|pt|quaiquica}} Clipping of quaiquica, {{der|pt|tpw|gûaîkuíka}} Old Tupi gûaîkuíka Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} cuíca f (plural cuícas), {{tlb|pt|Brazil}} (Brazil)
  1. any of several small opossum species Tags: Brazil, feminine
    Sense id: en-cuíca-pt-noun-yF~VU9TY
  2. (music) cuica (Brazilian type of friction drum) Tags: Brazil, feminine Categories (topical): Percussion instruments Categories (lifeform): Marsupials Synonyms: puíta
    Sense id: en-cuíca-pt-noun---QzLQbH Disambiguation of Marsupials: 23 77 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Brazilian Portuguese: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cuíca-d'água, cuíca-de-quatro-olhos, cuíca-lanosa, cuíca-verdadeira

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cuíca-d'água"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cuíca-de-quatro-olhos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cuíca-lanosa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cuíca-verdadeira"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "cuica",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: cuica",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: cuica"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "quaiquica"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of quaiquica",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "tpw",
        "3": "gûaîkuíka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tupi gûaîkuíka",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of quaiquica, from Old Tupi gûaîkuíka.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuícas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "guaiquica",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quaiquica",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "cuíca f (plural cuícas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "Brazil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Brazil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cu‧í‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any of several small opossum species"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuíca-pt-noun-yF~VU9TY",
      "links": [
        [
          "opossum",
          "opossum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Percussion instruments",
          "orig": "pt:Percussion instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Musical instruments",
            "Music",
            "Tools",
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Technology",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Brazilian Portuguese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Marsupials",
          "orig": "pt:Marsupials",
          "parents": [
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cuica (Brazilian type of friction drum)"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuíca-pt-noun---QzLQbH",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "cuica",
          "cuica"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) cuica (Brazilian type of friction drum)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puíta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʊˈi.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʊˈi.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈi.ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʊˈi.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ikɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuíca"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Brazilian Portuguese",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese clippings",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ikɐ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/ikɐ/3 syllables",
    "pt:Marsupials"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cuíca-d'água"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuíca-de-quatro-olhos"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuíca-lanosa"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuíca-verdadeira"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "cuica",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: cuica",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: cuica"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "quaiquica"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of quaiquica",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "tpw",
        "3": "gûaîkuíka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tupi gûaîkuíka",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of quaiquica, from Old Tupi gûaîkuíka.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuícas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "guaiquica",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quaiquica",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "cuíca f (plural cuícas)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "Brazil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Brazil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cu‧í‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any of several small opossum species"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opossum",
          "opossum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "pt:Percussion instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cuica (Brazilian type of friction drum)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "cuica",
          "cuica"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) cuica (Brazilian type of friction drum)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puíta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʊˈi.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʊˈi.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuˈi.ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʊˈi.ka]",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ikɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuíca"
}

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