moleca

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈlɛ.kɐ/, /moˈlɛ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈlɛ.kɐ/, /moˈlɛ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈlɛ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈlɛ.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
• Hyphenation: mo‧le‧ca

Noun

moleca f (plural molecas)

1. (Brazil) a female brat; a girl regarded as mischievous, unruly or spoiled

   Synonym: chavala

Further reading

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