brincadeira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • brinks (Internet slang, only used for the interjection)

Etymology

Brincar (“to play”) +‎ -deira

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾĩ.kɐ.ˈðɐj.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: brin‧ca‧dei‧ra

Noun

brincadeira f (plural brincadeiras)

  1. joke; prank
    Brincadeira!
    Just kidding!
    Foi uma brincadeira.
    It was a joke.
  2. banter
  3. frolic
  4. game
    Era uma brincadeira de criança.
    It was child's play.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:brincadeira.

Synonyms

Interjection

brincadeira

  1. just kidding

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:brincadeira.

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