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faz-me rir

Portuguese, noun/ˈfa(j)z.mi ˈʁi(ʁ)/

faz-me rir is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “money; cash; dough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does faz-me rir mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilmasculineslangmoney; cash; dough

phrase

  1. 1

    informalExpression of irony towards fallacies or absurd statements.

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. algo de valor dado a alguém em troca de obtenção de benefício, geralmente em contexto de ilegalidade

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 faz-me rir?

  • Brazil /ˈfa(j)z.mi ˈʁi(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [ˈfa(ɪ̯)z.mi ˈhi(h)]

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