rusga

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuz.ɡɐ/ [ˈhuz.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuz.ɡɐ/ [ˈhuz.ɡɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuʒ.ɡɐ/ [ˈχuʒ.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuz.ɡa/ [ˈhuz.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuʒ.ɡɐ/ [ˈʁuʒ.ɣɐ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -uzɡɐ, (Portugal) -uʒɡɐ
• Hyphenation: rus‧ga

Noun

rusga f (plural rusgas)

1. noise, uproar
2. quarrel, brawl, falling out

   Eles tiveram uma rusga.

   They had a bit of a falling out.

3. (colloquial) raid (of police)

Related terms

• rusgar
• rusguento

Further reading

• “rusga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rusga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026