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Portuguese
Etymology
Different origins are proposed. One relates it to Secret Agent X-9, a comics detective character. Another one connects it to the inmates of "pavilion 9" of the former Carandiru Penitentiary, many of which were informers.
Pronunciation
Noun
X9 m or f by sense (plural X9s)
- (Brazil, slang) snitch, informer, grass
- Synonyms: dedo-duro, delator, linguarudo