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