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Etymology

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From vacilar +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: va‧ci‧lão

Noun

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vacilão m (plural vacilões, feminine vacilona, feminine plural vacilonas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a simpleton (a person who lacks common sense)
  2. (Brazil, colloquial) a screwup (a person who often makes substantial mistakes)
  3. (Brazil, colloquial) a snitch (a person who informs and betrays his group)
  4. (Brazil, colloquial) an imprudent person

Derived terms

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Adjective

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vacilão (feminine vacilona, masculine plural vacilões, feminine plural vacilonas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, of a person) foolish, lacking in common sense
  2. (Brazil, colloquial, of a person) unreliable
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, of a person) imprudent

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