Portuguese

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Etymology

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Probably an alteration of the proper name Manuel.[1][2] Compare migué, an alteration of Miguel.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ma‧né

Noun

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mané m (plural manés)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) underdog
  2. (Brazil, colloquial) fool, idiot

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ mané”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 20152024
  2. ^ mané”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Verb

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mané

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of manar