saci-pererê

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi Yaci-Yaterê; some authors admit the origin of the Çaa cy perereg, perereg in turn derived from the verb pererek which means "to jump".

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈsi pe.ɾeˈɾe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈsi pɨ.ɾɨˈɾe/

Noun

saci-pererê m (plural saci-pererês or sacis-pererês)

  1. Saci (Brazilian folkloric being personified in a black boy with one leg, who wears a red hat, smokes a pipe, makes mischief, frightens visitors and scares away cattle.)
    Synonyms: saci, saci-cererê, matimpererê, matita perê, saci-saçurá, saci-trique
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