Bostil

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of bosta (“shit”) +‎ Brasil.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bosˈt͡ʃiw/ [bosˈt͡ʃiʊ̯], /bɔsˈt͡ʃiw/ [bɔsˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boʃˈt͡ʃiw/ [boʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯], /bɔʃˈt͡ʃiw/ [bɔʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /buʃˈtil/ [buʃˈtiɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /buʃˈti.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧til

Proper noun

Bostil m

  1. (Brazil, derogatory, vulgar, chiefly Internet slang) Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems; Brazil as an underdeveloped, poor, backward country
    Synonym: Merdil

Derived terms
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