sujo

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin suus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsujə/, (feminine) /ˈsɔjə/

Adjective

sujo (feminine singular soja, masculine plural suje, feminine plural soje)

1. his, her, its

Pronoun

sujo m sg

1. third-person singular possessive pronoun: hers, his, its

Coordinate terms

• mìo
• tùjo
• nuósto
• vuósto
• llòro

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ʒu/

• Hyphenation: su‧jo

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese çujo, çusio, suçio, from Latin succidus, variant of sūcidus.

Adjective

sujo (feminine suja, masculine plural sujos, feminine plural sujas, comparable, comparative mais sujo, superlative o mais sujo or sujíssimo)

1. containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime; dirty; unclean
2. offensive to current standards; dirty; obscene; unsavory; immoral
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 496:

     Harry respondeu com o olhar mais sujo que conseguiu dar.

     Harry replied by giving the dirtiest look he could.

Derived terms

• sujamente
• jogo sujo
• jogar sujo
• trabalho sujo
• dinheiro sujo

Related terms

• sujar
• sujeira
• sujidade

Etymology 2

Verb

sujo

1. first-person singular present indicative of sujar

Further reading

• “sujo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.