bazuca

bazuca

Portuguese

Etymology

From English bazooka (“bazooka”),[1][2] from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzu.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzu.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzu.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzu.kɐ/

Noun

bazuca f (plural bazucas)

1. bazooka (weapon)
2. (Mozambique) a large beer bottle

References

1. “bazuca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
2. “bazuca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From English bazooka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /baˈθuka/ [baˈθu.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /baˈsuka/ [baˈsu.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: ba‧zu‧ca

Noun

bazuca m (plural bazucas)

1. bazooka

Further reading

• “bazuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014