dondoca

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps related to dona and containing the suffix -oca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dõˈdɔ.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
• Hyphenation: don‧do‧ca

Noun

dondoca f (plural dondocas)

1. (Brazil, informal, possibly derogatory) a prissy or finicky woman

Further reading

• “dondoca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “dondoca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025