muvuca

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Usually said to be from Kimbundu mvuka (“fever”)

Noun

muvuca f (plural muvucas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, of gathered people taken as a place in itself) a messy and/or agitated crowd
    Synonyms: zona, confusão, rebuliço, fervo, turba, tumulto, bololô, auê, forfé, fuzuê
  2. (Brazil, colloquial, of disorganized things and situations) a mess, a disorder, a chaos
    Synonyms: zona, confusão, bagunça, baderna, circo, caos, desordem
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, of many people together) a crowd
    Synonyms: galera, multidão, turba, massa, bolo, formigueiro
  4. (Brazil, colloquial, of events often large and public) a leisurely and/or noisy crowd
    Synonyms: agito, fervo, rebuliço, movimento, fluxo
  5. (Brazil, agriculture) a sowing technique consisting of planting seeds of different species all together

Derived terms
  • muvucado
  • muvucar
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