muvuca

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈvu.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈvu.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈvu.kɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈbu.kɐ/ [muˈβu.kɐ]

Hyphenation: mu‧vu‧ca

Noun

muvuca f (plural muvucas)

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

Derived terms

muvucado
muvucar

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