falsiane

Portuguese

FWOTD – 26 April 2026

Alternative forms

• Falsiane (proscribed)

Etymology

From falsa, altered to resemble names such as Claudiane, Leilane.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈɐ̃.ni/ [faʊ̯.sɪˈɐ̃.ni], (faster pronunciation) /fawˈsjɐ̃.ni/ [faʊ̯ˈsjɐ̃.ni]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈɐ̃.ni/ [faʊ̯.sɪˈɐ̃.ni], (faster pronunciation) /fawˈsjɐ̃.ni/ [faʊ̯ˈsjɐ̃.ni]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw.siˈɐ.ne/ [faʊ̯.sɪˈɐ.ne], (faster pronunciation) /fawˈsjɐ.ne/ [faʊ̯ˈsjɐ.ne]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /falˈsjɐ.nɨ/ [faɫˈsjɐ.nɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /falˈsjɐ.nɨ/ [faɫˈsjɐ.nɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /falˈsja.nɨ/ [faɫˈsja.nɨ]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ni
• Hyphenation: fal‧si‧a‧ne

Noun

falsiane f (plural falsianes)

1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, who puts on a friendly demeanor but secretly bears ill will; a fake friend.
   • 2018 September 22, Guilherme Machado, “Messalina ou periguete? Entenda falas dos congelados de "O Tempo Não Para"”, in UOL‎^[2], archived from the original on 8 September 2024:

     Finória é aquela pessoa que aparenta ser muito boazinha, mas no fundo usa de sua perspicácia para se dar bem de forma maliciosa. Uma “sonsa” e “falsiane” em outros termos.

     Finória is that type of person who seems very kind, but deep inside she uses her perspicacity to get along maliciously. An "impostor" or "fake friend" in other terms.

Adjective

falsiane m or f (plural falsianes)

1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Of or relating to being fake or hiding one’s true thoughts.

Further reading

• “falsiane”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “falsiane”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026