What does nojo in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word nojo in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nojo in Portuguese.

The word nojo in Portuguese means nausea, disgust, repulsion, repulsa, desgosto, nojo, roupa de velório, roupa de velório, causar ânsia. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nojo

nausea, disgust, repulsion

repulsa

noun (physical revulsion)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ela se afastou dos destroços com nojo.
She drew back from the wreckage in disgust.

desgosto, nojo

noun (dislike, aversion) (aversão)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Archie has a strong distaste for opera; he says the singing gives him a headache.

roupa de velório

plural noun (mourning clothes)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The woman dressed in weeds for a month after her husband passed away.

roupa de velório

plural noun (informal, dated (clothing)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The peasants wore weeds made from rough burlap.

causar ânsia

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (US, slang (revolt, disgust)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Today we had to dissect a frog in biology class and it grossed me out. Don't gross out your friend by wearing those ugly pants!

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