bazuca

Portuguese

Etymology

From English bazooka (“bazooka”),[1][2] from Dutch bazuin (“trumpet”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzu.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzu.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzu.kɐ/

Noun

bazuca f (plural bazucas)

bazooka (weapon)
(Mozambique) a large beer bottle

References

“bazuca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
“bazuca” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From English bazooka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /baˈθuka/ [baˈθu.ka]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /baˈsuka/ [baˈsu.ka]
Rhymes: -uka
Syllabification: ba‧zu‧ca

Noun

bazuca m (plural bazucas)

bazooka

Further reading

“bazuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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