o último dos moicanos

Portuguese

Etymology

After the 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /u ˈuw.t͡ʃi.mu duz mojˈkɐ̃.nus/ [u ˈuʊ̯.t͡ʃi.mu duz moɪ̯ˈkɐ̃.nus]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u ˈuw.t͡ʃi.mu duʒ mojˈkɐ̃.nuʃ/ [u ˈuʊ̯.t͡ʃi.mu duʒ moɪ̯ˈkɐ̃.nuʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o ˈuw.t͡ʃi.mo doz mojˈkɐ.nos/ [o ˈuʊ̯.t͡ʃi.mo doz moɪ̯ˈkɐ.nos]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /u ˈul.ti.mu duʒ mojˈkɐ.nuʃ/ [u ˈuɫ.ti.mu ðuʒ mojˈkɐ.nuʃ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /u ˈul.ti.mu duʒ mojˈka.nuʃ/ [u ˈuɫ.ti.mu ðuʒ mojˈka.nuʃ]

Phrase

o último dos moicanos

  1. the last of a rare or valuable species (either literally or figuratively)
    • 2001, “Sem gols e pudor”, in Placar Magazine‎, page 89:
      Falo isso porque talvez eu seja o último dos moicanos a jogar por amor a um clube. Tanto que fiquei na reserva sem chiar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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