názi
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -azi
- Hyphenation: ná‧zi
Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]názi m or f by sense (plural názis)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (a person showing (neo-)Nazi or xenophobic behaviour)
Adjective
[edit]názi m or f by sense (plural názis)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (somewhat resembling (neo-)Nazi behaviour); xenophobic; hateful
Usage notes
[edit]The alternative form nazi is far more common, despite the word being paroxytone.
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Swahili mnazi (“coconut palm”).[1]
Noun
[edit]názi m (plural názis)
- (Mozambique) coconut palm
- Synonym: coqueiro
Citations
[edit]- ^ “názi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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