zureta
Portuguese, noun/zuˈɾe.tɐ/
zureta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a crazy person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo adoidado, amalucado”.
What does zureta mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinecrazy, insane
- 2
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculineupset, grumpy
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinea crazy person
- 2
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinean upset or grumpy person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se da pessoa que age como louca ou de modo desvairado e ilógico
noun: 1. indivíduo adoidado, amalucado 2. indivíduo genioso, irascível
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 zureta
- zuretas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zureta?
- Brazil /zuˈɾe.tɐ/
- Brazil /zuˈɾe.ta/ (Região Sul)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zureta in Portuguese?
zureta appears about once in every 35 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).