toura

See also: Toura

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• toira

Etymology

Inherited from Latin taura. By surface analysis, touro + -a (forms feminine equivalents).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈto(w).ɾɐ/ [ˈto(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈto(w).ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈto(w).ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtow.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈto.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -owrɐ, -orɐ
• Hyphenation: tou‧ra

Noun

toura f (plural touras)

1. freemartin (infertile cow)
2. (colloquial) a female hottie, bombshell; an attractive woman

   Synonym: mulherão

3. (colloquial) a woman who is easily irritated

Further reading

• “toura”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “toura”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “toura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “toura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026