louça

See also: louca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lautia (“magnificence, splendor”), from lautus (“luxurious, washed”), or alternatively from lutea, luteus (“of clay”).[1] Compare Galician louza, Spanish loza.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo(w).sɐ/ [ˈlo(ʊ̯).sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo(w).sa/ [ˈlo(ʊ̯).sa]
 

  • Rhymes: -owsɐ, -osɐ
  • Hyphenation: lou‧ça

Noun

louça f (plural louças)

  1. dishware, dishes; crockery
    Eu normalmente lavo a louça.
    I usually do the dishes.
  2. china (vessels made of pottery etc.)

Derived terms
  • louça de porcelana
  • partir a louça toda

References
  1. “louça” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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