coisa-ruim

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “bad thing”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁuj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈhuɪ̯̃], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁũj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈhũɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁuj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈhuɪ̯̃], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁũj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈhũɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁuj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈχuɪ̯̃], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁũj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈχũɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkoj.zaˈʁuj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zaˈhuɪ̯̃], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˌkoj.zaˈʁũj̃/ [ˌkoɪ̯.zaˈhũɪ̯̃]

Noun

coisa-ruim m (uncountable)

1. (Brazil, euphemistic) dickens, the devil

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satã

Further reading

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