zé das couves

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "Joe of the collard greens", that is, a costermonger or a street hawker who sells collard greens. Cf. zé dos anzóis (“Joe of the hooks”) and "Maria das Hortaliças", a character from the classic 1852 book "Memórias de um sargento de milícias".

Noun[edit]

zé das couves m (plural zés das couves)

  1. (humorous, informal) an average joe
    Você acha mesmo que o zé das couves vai saber de física quântica?
    Do you really think that your average joe will know about quantum mechanics?
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