mala sem alça
Portuguese, noun/ˈma.lɐ ˈsẽj̃ ˈaw.sɐ/
mala sem alça is spelled M-A-L-A-S-E-M-A-L-Ç-A (11 letters). Mala sem alça is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an irritating person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma alternativa de mala-sem-alça”.
What does mala sem alça mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilderogatoryfemininemasculinean irritating person
- 2
femininemasculineUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mala, sem, alça.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo chato, inoportuno (literalmente, um fardo a ser "carregado" pelos demais)
noun: 1. forma alternativa de mala-sem-alça
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 mala sem alça
- malas sem alça plural
- mala-sem-alça alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mala sem alça?
- Brazil /ˈma.lɐ ˈsẽj̃ ˈaw.sɐ/
- Brazil [ˈma.lɐ ˈsẽɪ̯̃ ˈaʊ̯.sɐ]
- Portugal /ˈma.lɐ ˈsɐ̃j̃ ˈal.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.