calhorda

Portuguese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎɔʁ.dɐ/ [kaˈʎɔɦ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎɔʁ.dɐ/ [kaˈʎɔɦ.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎɔɾ.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎɔʁ.dɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎɔɻ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈʎɔʁ.da/ [kaˈʎɔɦ.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈʎɔɾ.dɐ/ [kɐˈʎɔɾ.ðɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɔɾdɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧lhor‧da

Noun

calhorda f (plural calhordas)

1. floozy, scumbag
2. rat, knave, worthless person
3. phoney, clown
4. cheater
5. idiot, moron, loser
6. bastard, degenerate

Related terms

• calha

Further reading

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