saci-pererê
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Tupi Yaci-Yaterê; some authors admit the origin of the Çaa cy perereg, perereg in turn derived from the verb pererek which means "to jump".
Pronunciation
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Noun
editsaci-pererê m (plural saci-pererês or sacis-pererês)
- Saci (Brazilian folkloric being personified in a black boy with one leg, who wears a red hat, smokes a pipe, makes mischief, frightens visitors and scares away cattle.)
- Synonyms: saci, saci-cererê, matimpererê, matita perê, saci-saçurá, saci-trique