Where it is said
- Minas Gerais· strongly associated
- the Central-West· more common here
How it is used
The all-purpose mineiro noun: any object, situation or thing whose name you cannot be bothered with — 'passa esse trem aqui'. Completely everyday in Minas; elsewhere it reads as a deliberate mineiro marker.
Examples
Passa esse trem aqui.
Pass that thing here.
Que trem é esse?
What's this thing?
Esse trem aqui tá quebrado.
This thing is broken.
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Sources cited on this page
Sources: Estado de Minas — Dicionário de gírias e expressões de Minas · tier 3; Aulete — trem · tier 2; Priberam — trem · tier 2; Turismo de Minas — Dicionário de Mineirês · tier 4