cozinhar o galo

Portuguese
FWOTD – 26 April 2014

Etymology

Literally, “to cook the rooster”.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.zĩˈɲa(ɾ) u ˈɡa.lu/ [ko.zĩˈj̃a(ɾ) u ˈɡa.lu], /ku.zĩˈɲa(ɾ) u ˈɡa.lu/ [ku.zĩˈj̃a(ɾ) u ˈɡa.lu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ziˈɲa(ɾ) o ˈɡa.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ziˈɲaɾ u ˈɡa.lu/ [ku.ziˈɲaɾ u ˈɣa.lu]

Verb

cozinhar o galo

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, idiomatic) not to do anything productive; to fool around
    • 2008, Henrinque Van Biene, O longo caminho, page 128:
      “ […] Agora pode ficar aqui à noite, cozinhando o galo e o que dizer amanhã em casa?”.
      “ […] Now you can stay here tonight, fooling around and what to say at home tomorrow?”.

Conjugation

See cozinhar

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