boia-fria
Portuguese, noun/ˌbɔj.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ/
boia-fria is spelled B-O-I-A-F-R-I-A (8 letters). Boia-fria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “unregistered rural worker hired temporarily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trabalhador que, expulso do campo, vai constituir uma massa de trabalhadores temporários (volantes) residindo…”.
What does boia-fria mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineunregistered rural worker hired temporarily
- 2
Brazilfemininemasculineemployee who eats homemade meals at the workplace
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vide boia-fria
noun: 1. trabalhador que, expulso do campo, vai constituir uma massa de trabalhadores temporários (volantes) residindo nas periferias urbanas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boia-fria
- boias-frias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boia-fria?
- Brazil /ˌbɔj.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ/
- Brazil [ˌbɔɪ̯.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ]
- Portugal /ˌbɔj.ɐˈfɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.