zica

See also: žica

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: zi‧ca

Etymology 1

Shortening of ziquizira, ziguizira, dialectal words of uncertain origin.

Noun

zica f (plural zicas)

(Brazil) bad luck
(Brazil) problem

Derived terms

zicar

Verb

zica

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of zicar

second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of zicar

Etymology 2

From Zika, forest in Africa from where the Zika disease originally spread.

Noun

zica f (uncountable)

(Brazil) Zika disease

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

zica f (plural zicas)

(São Paulo, Santa Catarina) bicycle

Synonyms

bicicleta, magrela (Brazil, slang), bike

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