a traditional music and dance genre of northern Portugal

inflection of virar:
/ inflection of virar:

first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of ver

turncoat (a traitor; one who changes sides)

Synonym of vira-casaca

plural of vira-casaca

mutt (a dog of mixed breed) / stray (dog that lives at large, without an owner) / mongrel (person of mixed race) / a person who dislikes his own country and culture and/or prefers what is foreign (especially American). This term originated from Nelson Rodrigues' description of Mongrel Complex (Complexo de Vira-lata), the people's tendency to view their own country in a negative way

(of a domestic animal, especially a dog) mongrel (of mixed breed)

masculine/feminine plural of vira-lata

(Brazil, informal, idiomatic) often