názi
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -azi
- Hyphenation: ná‧zi
Etymology 1
editNoun
editnázi m or f by sense (plural názis)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (a person showing (neo-)Nazi or xenophobic behaviour)
Adjective
editnázi m or f (plural názis)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (somewhat resembling (neo-)Nazi behaviour); xenophobic; hateful
Usage notes
editThe alternative form nazi is far more common, despite the word being paroxytone.
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Swahili mnazi (“coconut palm”).[1]
Noun
editnázi m (plural názis)
- (Mozambique) coconut palm
- Synonym: coqueiro
Citations
edit- ^ “názi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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