larica

Galician

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

larica f (plural laricas)

(colloquial) hunger
Synonym: fame

Moita larica pasamos de pequenos!
We were very hungry as children!

Further reading

“larica”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.[1] Compare Galician larica (“hunger”).

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈɾi.kɐ/

Noun

larica f (plural laricas)

(colloquial) munchies (craving for food)
Synonym: fome

Estou com uma larica! ― I've got the munchies!
(botany) darnel
Synonyms: cizânio, joio

References

“larica” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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