Saci

See also: Appendix:Variations of "saci"

English

Saci

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saci, from Old Tupi sa'si.

Proper noun

Saci

1. (folklore) A black, one-legged, prankster youngster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear.

See also

• Saci (Brazilian folklore) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शची (śacī).

Alternative forms

• Shachi

Proper noun

Saci

1. (Hinduism, mythology) The goddess of wrath and jealousy in Hindu mythology.

See also

• Shachi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ACIs, ACSI, ASIC, CAIS, CAIs, CISA, ICAs, SAIC, Sica, asci, saic

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• saci

Etymology

From Old Tupi sa'si.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈsi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈsi/

Proper noun

Saci

1. (Brazil, folklore) Saci

   Synonyms: saci-pererê, saci-cererê, matimpererê, matita perê, saci-saçurá, saci-trique

Derived terms

• Dia do Saci