pocema

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi posema (“war cry”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈsẽ.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈsẽ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈse.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈse.mɐ/

Noun

pocema f (plural pocemas)

1. (Brazil) uproar, ruckus

Further reading

• “pocema”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “pocema”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024