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Etymology

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Controversial.[1][2] Possibly borrowed from Old Italian geldra (crowd), from Frankish *gilda (meeting).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾɐ/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɔw.dɾa/ [ˈʃɔʊ̯.dɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: chol‧dra

Noun

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choldra f (plural choldras)

  1. (derogatory, collective) herd (a mass of people)
  2. (slang) prison
    Synonyms: prisão, cadeira

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References

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  1. ^ choldra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ choldra”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024
  3. ^ choldra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024