zuca
Portuguese, noun/ˈzu.kɐ/
zuca is spelled Z-U-C-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 77,804th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Brazilian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que brasuca, brasileiro”.
What does zuca mean in English?
adjective
- 1
PortugalcolloquialderogatoryfemininemasculineBrazilian
noun
- 1
PortugalcolloquialderogatoryfemininemasculineBrazilian
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa parva, amalucada
noun: 1. o mesmo que brasuca, brasileiro 2. pessoa parva, amalucada 3. antiga moeda portuguesa de dois escudos e cinquenta centavos
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 zuca
- zucas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zuca?
- Brazil /ˈzu.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈzu.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zuca in Portuguese?
zuca appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).