What is a colloquial/slang expression for a cigarette in Brazilian Portuguese?
I only know that the formal one is "cigarro m".
Thank you.
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1Cigarro on pt-PT too.– Jorge B. ♦Commented Nov 4, 2016 at 16:33
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3 Answers
"Cigarro" is both formal and colloquial.
Some slang words and phrases are:
"pito", "crivo", "de branco" ([dressed] in white) - any cigarette
"mata-rato" (rat poison), "estoura-peito" (breast burster) - cheap, strong, bad cigarette
"guimba", "bituca", "bagana", "ponta" - a cigarette butt (or a joint).
Edited - also, "as vinte" (the twenty) - a cigarette butt.
(Edited because a cigarette butt is not a joint.)
ETA. Those words and expression are slang. And a good rule of thumb for any non-native speaker of any language is, "do not use slang"; the context for its use is complex and it is easy to make a fool of oneself by trying to use slang in a foreign language - even if you are quite fluent in its standard version.
answered Oct 22, 2016 at 18:46
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1Don't "guimba", "bituca", "bagana" mean "cigarette butt"? "ponta" sounds like the butt of a joint, also. Or is there another meaning of "joint" beside "marijuana cigarette" that I'm not aware of? Commented Oct 25, 2016 at 16:14
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I think those words mean both cigarette butt and marijuan cigarette, but I fear that I made a mistake here. To me "joint" meant the butt of a cigarette. Isn't it so? Commented Oct 25, 2016 at 16:25
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I think joint means only "marijuana cigarette", but I'd like to hear a native speaker's take on this. Commented Oct 25, 2016 at 16:58
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"cigarro" is the most common way to refer to cigarettes in pt=BR, in both formal and informal environments. There are several other names but none of them are widely used throughout the country. Some are slang words restricted to a specific group, some are regional usage. The dictionaries mention quite a few of them but, to be honest, I never heard them.
p.s. I've heard, however, the words "guimba" (a joint) and "mata-rato" (very low-quality cigarette), as mentioned by Luis Henrique in his answer.
answered Oct 22, 2016 at 20:30
In addition to the other answers, one may also use the word "pigas (m)" (despite the "s", this is the singular form), as in
Me vê um pigas? (May I have a cigarette?)
I believe this is specific to the portuguese as spoken in the city of São Paulo.
Also, my friends and I sometimes use the word "cigarette", but with a Portuguese pronunciation, something like "cigaréti", but I've never heard this outside this specific group of friends.
Both words, "pigas" and "cigarette", refer to tobacco cigarettes.
