"cueca" meaning in Portuguese

See cueca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuˈɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [kʊˈɛ.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kuˈɛ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], [kʊˈɛ.ka] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈkwɛ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈkwɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: cuecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Italic *kūlos Latin cūlus Old Galician-Portuguese cuu Portuguese cu Portuguese -eca Portuguese cueca From cu (“ass, buttocks, bottom”) + -eca (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:af|cu<t:ass, buttocks, bottom>|-eca<pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Italic *kūlos Latin cūlus Old Galician-Portuguese cuu Portuguese cu Portuguese -eca Portuguese cueca [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "to cover", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kewH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kūlos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cūlus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Galician-Portuguese", "term" : "cuu", "lang" : "roa-opt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "cu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "-eca", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "cueca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="cueca"> From cu (“ass, buttocks, bottom”) + -eca (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} cueca f (plural cuecas)
  1. (Portugal) underpants, including panties Tags: Portugal, feminine Synonyms: cuecas
    Sense id: en-cueca-pt-noun-b2JbPFp0 Categories (other): European Portuguese, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 12 29 33 20
  2. (Brazil, Mozambique) male underpants Tags: Brazil, Mozambique, feminine Synonyms: boxers
    Sense id: en-cueca-pt-noun-EYcJZC6m Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Mozambican Portuguese, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese terms suffixed with -eca, Underwear Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 12 29 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 15 21 44 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 60 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 59 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 60 19 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries referencing missing etymons: 22 57 21 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 21 48 31 Disambiguation of Portuguese terms suffixed with -eca: 23 46 31 Disambiguation of Underwear: 29 71 0
  3. (Portugal, soccer) nutmeg (the playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent) Tags: Portugal, feminine Synonyms: túnel, caneta
    Sense id: en-cueca-pt-noun-l~prG2Yq Categories (other): European Portuguese, Football (soccer), Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 12 29 33 20 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cueca virada

Inflected forms

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