"meia-boca" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈmej.a ˈbo.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈmeɪ̯.a ˈbo.ka] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ] [Portugal], /ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Portugal], [ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ] [Portugal], /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ] [Northern, Portugal], /ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Central, Portugal], [ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ] [Central, Portugal], /ˈme.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/ [Portugal, Southern], [ˈme.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ] [Portugal, Southern]
Etymology: Literally, “half mouth”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|half mouth}} “half mouth”, {{lit|half mouth}} Literally, “half mouth” Head templates: {{pt-adj|inv=1}} meia-boca (invariable)
  1. (informal) mediocre, poor (of low quality) Tags: informal, invariable Synonyms: medíocre, fraco, mal-feito, meia boca
    Sense id: en-meia-boca-pt-adj-zkeXGh-b Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ]",
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        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
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    },
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    {
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        "Portugal"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/",
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    },
    {
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        "Portugal"
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    {
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      "ipa": "[ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ]",
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        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.a ˈbo.ka/",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
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        "Portugal"
      ]
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        "Portugal"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɐj.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmej.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
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        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmej.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]",
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    {
      "word": "meia boca"
    }
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}

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