cacura

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Cacurucaia, the oldest Pombagira in Umbanda.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈku.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈku.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈku.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈku.ɾɐ/

Noun

cacura m or f (plural cacuras)

1. (Brazil, gay slang, chiefly derogatory) an older gay man
   • 2023 March 9, zênite astra, Vila Mathusa‎^[1], Editora Incompleta, →ISBN:

     […] daí uma cacura parou a gente na baldeação e disse que éramos lindos, não se larguem nunca!

     […] then an old gay man stopped us during the transfer and said we were beautiful, never let go of each other!

Further reading

• “cacura”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024