bojarda

Portuguese

Alternative forms
  • bojardo

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bugiardo.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (Brazil) /boˈʒaʁ.dɐ/, [boˈʒaɦ.dɐ]
    • IPA(key): (São Paulo) /boˈʒaɾ.dɐ/, [boˈʒaɾ.dɐ]
    • IPA(key): (Rio) /boˈʒaʁ.dɐ/, [boˈʒaʁ.dɐ]
  • IPA(key): (Portugal) /buˈʒaɾ.dɐ/, [buˈʒaɾ.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: bo‧jar‧da
  • Homophone: bujarda (Portugal)

Noun

bojarda f (plural bojardas)

  1. a lie (a falsehood)
  2. shot (of a firearm)
  3. (chiefly sports, informal) a violent shoot
    Synonyms: balázio, buja, petardo

Derived terms

References
  1. “bojarda” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
  2. “bojarda” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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