brincadeira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• brinks (Brazil, Internet slang, only used for the interjection)

Etymology

From brincar (“to play”) +‎ -deira.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kaˈde(j).ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kaˈde(j).ɾa/ [bɾĩ.kaˈde(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈdej.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɾĩ.kɐˈde.ɾɐ/ [bɾĩ.kɐˈðe.ɾɐ]

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• Hyphenation: brin‧ca‧dei‧ra

Noun

brincadeira f (plural brincadeiras)

1. game, play

   Synonyms: jogo, (game) brinquedo

   Era uma brincadeira de criança.

   It was child's play.

2. frolic, fun

   Synonyms: diversão, divertimento, brinco

3. joke; banter

   Synonym: piada

   Foi uma brincadeira.

   It was a joke.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brincadeira.

Interjection

brincadeira!

1. (Brazil) just kidding

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brincadeira.

Further reading

• “brincadeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “brincadeira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026