mixuruca
Portuguese, adjective/mi.ʃuˈɾu.kɐ/
mixuruca is spelled M-I-X-U-R-U-C-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese, the 120,815th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mixuruca is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “tawdry, gaudy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de pouco valor”.
What does mixuruca mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinetawdry, gaudy
- 2
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinenot impressive; small or of low value
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. de pouco valor
noun: 1. valor monetário baixo
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 mixuruca
- mixurucas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mixuruca?
- Brazil /mi.ʃuˈɾu.kɐ/
- Portugal /mi.ʃuˈɾu.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mixuruca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mixuruca in Portuguese?
mixuruca appears about once in every 16 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).