názi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -azi
  • Hyphenation: ná‧zi

Etymology 1

Clipping of nazista.

Noun

názi m or f by sense (plural názis)

  1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (a person showing (neo-)Nazi or xenophobic behaviour)

Adjective

názi m or f by sense (plural názis)

  1. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (somewhat resembling (neo-)Nazi behaviour); xenophobic; hateful

Usage notes

The alternative form nazi is far more common, despite the word being paroxytone.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swahili mnazi (“coconut palm”).[1]

Noun

názi m (plural názis)

  1. (Mozambique) coconut palm
    Synonym: coqueiro

Citations
  1. “názi” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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