What does jaca in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word jaca in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use jaca in Portuguese.

The word jaca in Portuguese means jackfruit, jaca, fruta-pão, jaca-de-pobre, encher a cara, enfiar o pé na jaca, . To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word jaca

jackfruit

substantivo feminino (fruto da jaqueira)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

jaca

noun (fruit of jackfruit tree) (fruta)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

fruta-pão, jaca-de-pobre

noun (fruit) (fruta)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

encher a cara

verbal expression (UK, vulgar, slang (visit pubs or bars to get drunk) (visitar pubs ou bares para beber)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

enfiar o pé na jaca

phrasal verb, intransitive (slang (eat to excess) (gíria, informal)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
A terça-feira gorda é a época de enfiar o pé na jaca antes que a quaresma comece.
Mardi Gras is a time to pig out before the Lenten fast begins.

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