Phrase · 🌵 Regional expressions: North & Northeast
Bora tomar um tacacá ali na esquina?
Shall we grab a tacacá on the corner?
C2invitationinformalpt-BR-regAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Bora2verblet's (spoken)tomarverbhave (drink)infinitiveumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitetacacá1nountacacá (hot tucupi soup)masc. · sing.aliadverbtherenaprepositionin theem + a · fem. · sing. · definiteesquinanouncornerfem. · sing.?
- Bora → tomar: bora + infinitive = let's
- tomar → tacacá: tomar um tacacá
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«Tacacá»: hot soup of tucupi, jambu and prawns, sold at street stalls in Belém and Manaus in the late afternoon.
- 2«Bora» (from «vamos embora») = let's; heard nationwide, very informal.