Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -azi
  • Hyphenation: ná‧zi

Etymology 1

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Clipping of nazista.

Noun

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názi m or f by sense (plural názis)

  1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (a person showing (neo-)Nazi or xenophobic behaviour)

Adjective

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názi m or f (plural názis)

  1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (somewhat resembling (neo-)Nazi behaviour); xenophobic; hateful

Usage notes

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The alternative form nazi is far more common, despite the word being paroxytone.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Swahili mnazi (coconut palm).[1]

Noun

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názi m (plural názis)

  1. (Mozambique) coconut palm
    Synonym: coqueiro

Citations

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  1. ^ názi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024