Polyglot Dictionary

brincadeira

/bɾĩkaˈdejɾɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as brincadeiras

Meaning

  1. game, joke

    • Foi só uma brincadeira.

      It was only a joke.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

piada

brincadeira and piada are close synonyms for "joke"; brincadeira also separately means "game," a playful activity.

Practice

1 What does brincadeira mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi só uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches brincadeira?

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