traficante

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From traficar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.fiˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.fiˈkɐ̃.te/

  • Hyphenation: tra‧fi‧can‧te

Noun

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traficante m or f by sense (plural traficantes)

  1. trafficker (someone who transports and/or commercial illegal goods)
  2. (specifically) dealer (one who peddles illicit drugs)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Obsolete present participle of traficar (to smuggle), from Italian trafficare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾafiˈkante/ [t̪ɾa.fiˈkãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: tra‧fi‧can‧te

Adjective

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traficante m or f (masculine and feminine plural traficantes)

  1. dealing

Noun

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traficante m or f by sense (plural traficantes)

  1. dealer (drugs)
  2. trafficker (illegal)
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Further reading

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