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Literally, “of heart”.

de-cor (superseded)

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkɔh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkɔʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkɔχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de ˈkɔɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkɔɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkɔ.ɾi/

de cor (not comparable)

(idiomatic) by heart (knowing completely)
Synonym: de memória

de cor e salteado

Literally, “of color”.

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi ˈkoʁ/ [d͡ʒi ˈkoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de ˈkoɻ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈkoɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ ˈko.ɾi/

de cor (invariable, not comparable)

(sometimes offensive) colored; of color (said of a black person)