Polyglot Dictionary

gíria

/ˈʒiɾjɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as gírias

Meaning

  1. slang

    • É uma gíria comum.

      It's common slang.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

argot

argot is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "slang."

Spanish

jerga

jerga is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "slang."

French

argot

argot is the French word for the same thing — both mean "slang."

Practice

1 What does gíria mean?

2 Fill the gap: É uma ___ comum.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gíria?

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