alemão
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese aleiman, from Latin Alamannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-. Doublet of alamano.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧le‧mão
Adjective[edit]
alemão (feminine alemã, masculine plural alemães, feminine plural alemãs, not comparable)
- German (of or relating to Germany)
- Germanic (of, belonging or relating to the German language)
- Germanic (relating or belonging the Germanic ethnicity)
- (Brazil, slang) blond and fair-skinned
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
alemão m (plural alemães, feminine alemã, feminine plural alemãs)
- German (person from Germany)
- German (person of German ancestry)
- (Brazil, slang) a person with blond hair and fair skin
- (chiefly criminal slang) cop (police officer)
- Synonym: (slang) coxinha
Noun[edit]
alemão m (uncountable)
- German (Germanic language spoken mostly in Central Europe)
Usage notes[edit]
- (person of German ancestry): in Brazil, this typically includes descendants of Germanic immigrants from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire
- (German language): in South Brazil, this may mean Hunsrik in reference to local speakers; in other circumstances, it typically refers to High German
- alemoa is an informal feminine used by some speakers in Brazil
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