taboca
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈbɔ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /taˈbɔ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐˈbɔ.kɐ/ [tɐˈβɔ.kɐ]
- Hyphenation: ta‧bo‧ca
Noun
taboca f (plural tabocas)
- (Brazil) bamboo, or a particular species of it found in Brazil
- Synonyms: bambu, taquara
- (Northeastern Brazil) bamboo bud full of gunpowder that is used to craft rockets
- (Bahia) a kind of dry sweet
- (Brazil) a species of ant
- (Brazil) a small shop or stall
- Synonyms: venda, vendinha
- (Brazil) deceit, fraud
- Synonyms: engano, logro, decepção, fraude