jeca
Portuguese, noun/ˈʒɛ.kɐ/
jeca is spelled J-E-C-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 53,221st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jeca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a hillbilly, yokel, rustic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo que vive ou que tem costumes de quem vive na zona rural”.
What does jeca mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinea hillbilly, yokel, rustic
adjective
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinerustic, hillbilly, provincial
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que vive na zona zural 2. que tem costumes de quem vive na zona rual, caipiras 3. brega, que tem mau gosto para roupas
noun: 1. indivíduo que vive ou que tem costumes de quem vive na zona rural
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 jeca
- jecas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jeca?
- Brazil /ˈʒɛ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jeca in Portuguese?
jeca appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).