seca

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) drought (period of unusually low rainfall)
2. (feminine) act of drying
3. (colloquial, feminine, figuratively) nuisance; bore

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of secar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of secar:

Adj

feminine singular of seco

secar

1. (intransitive) to dry (to become dry)
2. (transitive) to dry (to make dry)
3. to dry up (to deprive someone of something vital)
4. (intransitive) to wither (to shrivel, droop or dry up)

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seco

• Adj
• Verb

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Concepts

drought

drouth

dry

dryness

dry weather

dry spell

Synonyms

secas

seco

estiagem

seco

Secas

tempo seco

Translations

sécheresse

sequía

siccità

Dürre

sequera

ξηρασία

droogte

secco

trocken

secada

جفاف

Trockenheit

siccitas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈse.kɐ/

Etymology

Deverbal from secar.

Sentences

O papel sempre seca se estiver molhado .

The paper always dries if it is wet.

Ontem , a carne estava seca e deliciosa .

Yesterday, the meat was dry and delicious.

A praia é seca e rasa na maré baixa .

The beach is dry and shallow at low tide.

Um cão salta sobre uma cerca de arame em uma pastagem seca .

A dog jumps over a wire fence on a dry pasture.