papa-moscas

Portuguese

Etymology

From papar (“to eat”) +‎ moscas (“flies”), literally “fly eater”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.pɐˈmos.kɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.pɐˈmoʃ.kɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.paˈmos.kas/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpa.pɐˈmoʃ.kɐʃ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -oskɐs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -oʃkɐʃ
Hyphenation: pa‧pa-‧mos‧cas

Noun

papa-moscas f (invariable)

Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Synonym: dioneia
jumping spider (any spider of the family Salticidae)
Synonym: aranha-saltadora
flycatcher (any of many kinds of birds that catch insects in flight)

Noun

papa-moscas m or f by sense (invariable)

(colloquial, derogatory) mouth breather

Noun

papa-moscas

plural of papa-mosca

Further reading

“papa-moscas” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“papa-moscas” in iDicionário Aulete.
“papa-moscas” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“papa-moscas” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“papa-moscas” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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