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coisa-ruim

Portuguese, noun/ˌkoj.zɐˈʁuj̃/

coisa-ruim is spelled C-O-I-S-A-R-U-I-M (9 letters). Coisa-ruim is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dickens, the devil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o diabo”.

What does coisa-ruim mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculinedickens, the devil

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. o diabo

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.

How do you pronounce coisa-ruim?

  • Brazil /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁuj̃/
  • Brazil [ˌkoɪ̯.zɐˈhuɪ̯̃]
  • Brazil /ˌkoj.zɐˈʁũj̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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