alforreca
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic الحُرَّيْقَة (al-ḥurrayqa, “nettle”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: al‧for‧re‧ca
Noun
alforreca f (plural alforrecas)
- (Portugal, zoology) medusa (jellyfish)
- (Portugal, figuratively) something inconsistent or unpleasant
Synonyms
- (jellyfish): água-viva (Brazil)
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