vira-casaca
Portuguese, noun/ˌvi.ɾɐ.kaˈza.kɐ/
vira-casaca is spelled V-I-R-A-C-A-S-A-C-A (10 letters). Vira-casaca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “turncoat (a traitor; one who changes sides)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does vira-casaca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineturncoat (a traitor; one who changes sides)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of vira-casaca
- vira-casacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vira-casaca?
- Brazil /ˌvi.ɾɐ.kaˈza.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˌvi.ɾɐ.kɐˈza.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˌbi.ɾɐ.kɐˈza.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 vira-casaca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.