récua

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic رَكْبَة (rakba), from Arabic رَكَبَة (rakaba), plural of رَاكِب (rākib, rider).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.ɐ/ [ˈhɛ.kʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwɐ/ [ˈhɛ.kwɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.ɐ/ [ˈχɛ.kʊ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwɐ/ [ˈχɛ.kwɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɛ.ku.a/ [ˈhɛ.kʊ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁɛ.kwa/ [ˈhɛ.kwa]

Noun

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récua f (plural récuas)

  1. pack (of mules, horses)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) gang; bunch (any group of things or people)

Further reading

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