What does onça in Portuguese mean?

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

The word onça in Portuguese means jaguar, ounce, onça, jaguar, onça, onça fluida, onça líquida, não cutucar a onça com vara curta, onça-parda, onça fluída. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word onça

jaguar

substantivo feminino (mamífero carnívoro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ounce

substantivo feminino (medida de peso) (British imperial unit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

onça

noun (measure: 28.349 grams) (medida)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
I need twelve ounces of flour for this cake.

jaguar

noun (large wild cat)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The jaguar's territory is constantly shrinking because of humans.

onça

noun (written, invariable, abbreviation (ounce) (medida de peso)

(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 recipe says to use 1 oz of flour.

onça fluida, onça líquida

noun (written, invariable, abbreviation (fluid ounce)

A caixa contém 32 onças líquidas de acordo com o rótulo.
The carton contains "32 fl oz", according to the label.

não cutucar a onça com vara curta

verbal expression (figurative (don't provoke an argument) (figurado)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

onça-parda

noun (large wild cat)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

onça fluída

noun (US (fluid ounce: 29.57 ml) (29,57 ml)

This recipe calls for two ounces of olive oil.

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