arapuca

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arapuca

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Do tupi ara'puka.

noun

Brazil armadilha de pauzinhos para apanhar pássaros
figuratively casa velha e esburacada
lugar onde se prepara uma cilada a alguém
negociata

In English

trap trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense

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@misc{arapuca_2026,
  title = {arapuca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/arapuca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}