chulca

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuw.kɐ/ [ˈʃuʊ̯.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuw.kɐ/ [ˈʃuʊ̯.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃuw.ka/ [ˈʃuʊ̯.ka]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃul.kɐ/ [ˈʃuɫ.kɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃul.kɐ/ [ˈʃuɫ.kɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃul.kɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃuɫ.kɐ]

• Hyphenation: chul‧ca

Noun

chulca f (plural chulcas)

1. (Brazil, slang) an external pocket on a suit

   Synonym: chuca

Further reading

• “chulca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025