Where it is said
- São Paulo· strongly associated
- Minas Gerais· strongly associated
- the Southeast· strongly associated
- Rio de Janeiro· more common here
How it is used
The Southeastern name for the tangerine; elsewhere you will hear 'tangerina', 'bergamota' (South) or 'mimosa'. Completely neutral, everyday vocabulary at the market.
Examples
Em São Paulo, muita gente diz mexerica.
In São Paulo, many people say mexerica.
A mexerica deixou a sala toda perfumada.
The tangerine left the whole room fragrant.
Mexerica é uma variante regional bem conhecida.
Mexerica is a well-known regional variant.
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