vira-lata

Meaning

Noun

1. (Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) mutt (a dog of mixed breed)
2. (Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) stray (dog that lives at large, without an owner)
3. (Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) mongrel (person of mixed race)
4. (Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) a person who dislikes their own country and culture and/or prefers what is foreign (especially American).

Adj

mongrel (of mixed breed)

Concepts

cur

mutt

mongrel

pooch

Synonyms

rafeiro

Translations

Promenadenmischung

Köter

🐕

bâtard

corniaud

κοπρίτης

bastardo

clébard

🐕

chucho

bastardino

bastaard

κοπρόσκυλο

mormel

mestizo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌvi.ɾɐˈla.tɐ/

Etymology

From vira (“he knocks over”) + lata (“[trash] can”). Sense “person who dislikes their own country” from complexo de vira-lata.