de cor

See also: decor, décor, and decòr

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Literally, “of heart”.

Alternative forms

• de-cor (superseded)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkɔh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkɔh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkɔχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de ˈkɔɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkɔɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkɔɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkɔ.ɾi/

Adverb

de cor (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) by heart (knowing completely)

   Synonym: de memória

Derived terms

• de cor e salteado
• decorar

Etymology 2

Literally, “of color”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de ˈkoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈko.ɾi/

Adjective

de cor (invariable, not comparable)

1. (sometimes offensive) colored; of color (said of a black person)

Further reading

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