Regional vocabulary in Amazonas

are you serious?, are you being foolish?

An Amazonas reaction related to tu é leso, é?, expressing disbelief, criticism or surprise. The spelling telesé is also encountered.

Telezé? Não mexe nisso agora.Are you being foolish? Do not touch that now.

excellent, very good

In Amazonas speech, chibata can praise something as very good or excellent. Other Brazilian meanings of chibata still exist outside this regional use.

O show de ontem foi chibata.Yesterday's show was excellent.

small sparless kite

In the Amazonian speech area, curica most specifically names a small kite made without wooden spars. It is related to the kite family but is not an exact synonym for every pipa.

A curica sem varetas dançou no vento acima da praia.The frameless kite danced in the wind above the beach.