vira-lata

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From vira (“he knocks over”) +‎ lata (“[trash] can”). Sense “person who dislikes their own country” from complexo de vira-lata. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: vi‧ra‧la‧ta === Noun === vira-lata m or f by sense (plural vira-latas) (Brazil) mutt (a dog of mixed breed) Synonyms: rafeiro, SRD, CRAND stray (dog that lives at large, without an owner) (very offensive) mongrel (person of mixed race) a person who dislikes their own country and culture and/or prefers what is foreign (especially American). ==== Derived terms ==== complexo de vira-lata === Adjective === vira-lata m or f (plural vira-latas) (of a domestic animal, especially a dog) mongrel (of mixed breed) Synonym: rafeiro === Further reading === “vira-lata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vira-lata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “vira-lata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026