cala a boca
Portuguese, interjection/ˈka.lɐ a ˈbo.kɐ/
cala a boca is spelled C-A-L-A-A-B-O-C-A (9 letters). Cala a boca is a Portuguese interjection meaning “shut up! (demanding someone to stop speaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of calar a boca.
What does cala a boca mean in English?
interjection
- 1
shut up! (demanding someone to stop speaking)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. fica quieto, parar de falar ou de fazer barulho
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 cala a boca
- cala a boca ! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cala a boca?
- Brazil /ˈka.lɐ a ˈbo.kɐ/
- Brazil /ˈka.l‿ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈka.lɐ ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.