tiririca

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi tyryryka (“a kind of invasive sedge”, literally “that which drags or creeps”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ti‧ri‧ri‧ca === Noun === tiririca f (plural tiriricas) any herb in the family Cyperaceae 17th century, Gregório de Matos, Crônica do Viver Baiano Seiscentista: (Brazil) Cyperus rotundus, a specific herb of that family white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), a hog-like animal species found in Central and South America Synonyms: queixada, queixada-ruiva, queixo-ruivo, canela-ruiva, sabacu, sabucu, tacuité, taiaçu, tajaçu, tanhaçu, tanhocati, taguicati, porco-do-mato, pecari (Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, slang) pickpocket; a minor thief Synonyms: trombadinha, batedor de carteira (Brazil, Pará) a wild agitation of a river's waters === Adjective === tiririca m or f (plural tiriricas) (Brazil, colloquial) angry; annoyed; furious Synonyms: irritado, furioso, raivoso === Further reading === “tiririca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tiririca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiɾiˈɾika/ [t̪i.ɾiˈɾi.ka] Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: ti‧ri‧ri‧ca === Noun === tiririca f (plural tiriricas) nutgrass