xácara

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jácara.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ka.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ka.ɾa/

  • Homophone: chácara
  • Hyphenation: xá‧ca‧ra

Noun

xácara f (plural xácaras)

  1. (literature) a kind of short light-hearted or satirical play or song, historically performed during the entr'acte

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