Where it is said
- Pará· strongly associated
- the North· strongly associated
- the Northeast· more common here
How it is used
The signature paraense interjection — O Liberal calls it 'a vírgula do paraense' — carrying surprise, delight, anger or relief depending purely on intonation. Note the same noun is a coarse insult for a woman elsewhere in Brazil, so use it only as the northern exclamation.
Examples
Égua, olha essa chuva!
Wow, look at this rain!
Égua, esse açaí tá uma delícia!
Dang, this açaí is amazing!
Égua, tu viu o que aconteceu?
Oh my, did you see what happened?
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Sources cited on this page
Sources: Priberam — égua · tier 2; Aulete — égua · tier 2; O Liberal — Dicionário paraense: entenda o que significa 'égua' · tier 3