beijoca

Portuguese

Etymology

From beijo +‎ -oca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈʒɔ.kɐ/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈʒɔ.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈʒɔ.kɐ/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈʒɔ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be(j)ˈʒɔ.ka/ [be(ɪ̯)ˈʒɔ.ka]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐjˈʒɔ.kɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐjˈʒɔ.kɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bejˈʒɔ.kɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bejˈʒɔ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /beˈʒɔ.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: bei‧jo‧ca

Noun

beijoca f (plural beijocas)

1. (informal) peck (short kiss)

Derived terms

• beijocar

 

Related terms

• beijar

 

Further reading

• “beijoca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024