noia

See also: noïa

Catalan

Noun

noia f (plural noies, masculine noi)

  1. girl, young woman

Danish

Etymology

From paranoia.

Noun

noia c (singular definite noiaen, not used in plural form)

  1. (slang) paranoia (chiefly in a non-medical context)

Italian

Etymology

Probably from Old Occitan enoja, from enojar. See annoiare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.ja/, [ˈn̺ɔːjä]
  • Stress: nòia
  • Hyphenation: no‧ia

Noun

noia f (plural noie)

  1. (obsolete) anguish, sorrow
  2. boredom, tediousness
    Synonym: tedio
  3. bore, yawn, drag
    Synonyms: rottura, scocciatura, seccatura
  4. nuisance, bother, trouble, hassle
    Synonyms: fastidio, rottura, scocciatura, seccatura, guaio
    Le dà noia? ― Does it bother you? (literally, “Does it give you trouble?”)

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Adjective

noia (plural, comparable)

  1. (Brazil, slang) (often excessively) drug-addicted
  2. (Brazil, slang) stoned; doped
  3. (Brazil, slang, sometimes pejorative) crazy; mad
  4. (Brazil, slang, pejorative) stupid; fool

Noun

noia m, f (plural noias)

  1. (Brazil, slang) a drug-addicted person
  2. (Brazil, slang) a person under the effects of one or more drugs
  3. (Brazil, slang) a crazy or mad person
  4. (Brazil, slang) a stupid, foolish or uncivilized person
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