Bruaca it is a Brazilian regional term which has several meanings. It is used to characterize a ugly woman, coarse, vulgar, ignorantand who likes to speak ill of other people's lives. It is an expression generally used by people who reside in small towns in the interior of the country.
Bruaca is a rawhide suitcase that is placed on the back of animals, hanging from the yokes a on each side, where the muleteers carry food and other materials necessary for the travel. Even today, bruacas are widely used in regions with difficult access or in places where the population has no other means of transport to carry their products.
Bruaca is also a word used to refer to an old outfit, a weather-worn raincoat or worn jeans.
Bruaca is also the name of a food characteristic of the Northeast region of Brazil, which is basically made with the same ingredients of a conventional cake, but the biggest difference of the bruaca is the fact that it is prepared based on frying, similar to slapsticks.