chanchada

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noun

A style of popular Brazilian film, often including satires of Hollywood movies.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese chanchada →
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Meanings

nounchanchada (countable and uncountable, plural chanchadas)

plural chanchadas

  1. countableuncountableA style of popular Brazilian film, often including satires of Hollywood movies.

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portuguesechanchada
  2. Englishchanchada

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese chanchada.

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APA

chanchada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanchada

MLA

“chanchada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanchada. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chanchada,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanchada.

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