cale a boca
Portuguese, interjection/ˈka.li a ˈbo.kɐ/
cale a boca is spelled C-A-L-E-A-B-O-C-A (9 letters). Cale a boca is a Portuguese interjection meaning “shut up! (demanding someone to stop speaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of calar a boca.
What does cale a boca mean in English?
interjection
- 1
shut up! (demanding someone to stop speaking)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cale a boca
- cale a boca ! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cale a boca?
- Brazil /ˈka.li a ˈbo.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈka.l‿ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
- Portugal [ˈka.l‿ɐ ˈβo.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.