alforreca

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Arabic الحُرَّيْقَة (al-ḥurrayqa, “the nettle”), via Andalusian Arabic. Compare Maltese ħurrieq. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: al‧for‧re‧ca === Noun === alforreca f (plural alforrecas) (Portugal) (zoology) jellyfish Synonyms: (Brazil) água-viva, medusa (figurative, uncommon) something inconsistent or unpleasant === Further reading === “alforreca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alforreca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026