tiririca

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi tyryryka (“a kind of invasive sedge”), lit. "that which drags or creeps".

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾiˈɾi.kɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ɾiˈɾi.ka/

  • (Northeastern Brazil) IPA(key): /tiriˈrika/

Noun

tiririca f (plural tiriricas)

  1. any herb of the family Cyperaceae
    • 17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista:
      Nunca soube fazer verso,
      senão como tiririca,
      porque como ela é, que pica,
      e corta todo o universo[…]
      He has never known how to make poetry
      that is not like the sedge,
      which by its nature stings
      and runs through the whole universe[…]
  2. (Brazil) Cyperus rotundus, a specific herb of that family
  3. white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America
    Synonyms: queixada, queixada-ruiva, queixo-ruivo, canela-ruiva, sabacu, sabucu, tacuité, taiaçu, tajaçu, tanhaçu, tanhocati, taguicati, porco-do-mato, pecari
  4. (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, slang) pickpocket; a minor thief
    Synonyms: trombadinha, batedor de carteira
  5. (Brazil, Pará) a wild agitation of a river's waters

Adjective

tiririca m or f (plural tiriricas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) angry; annoyed; furious
    Synonyms: irritado, furioso, raivoso

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tiɾiˈɾika/ [t̪i.ɾiˈɾi.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: ti‧ri‧ri‧ca

Noun

tiririca f (plural tiriricas)

  1. nutgrass
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