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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese aleiman, from Latin Alamannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-. Doublet of alamano.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alemão (feminine alemã, masculine plural alemães, feminine plural alemãs, not comparable)
- German (of or relating to Germany)
- Germanic (of, belonging or relating to the German language)
- Germanic (relating or belonging the Germanic ethnicity)
- Synonyms: germano, germânico
- (Brazil, slang) blond and fair-skinned
Usage notes
- (person of German ancestry): in Brazil, this typically includes descendants of Germanic immigrants from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire
- alemoa is an informal feminine used by some speakers in Brazil
Derived terms
Noun
alemão m (plural alemães, feminine alemã, feminine plural alemãs)
- German (person from Germany)
- German (person of German ancestry)
- (Brazil, slang) a person with blond hair and fair skin
- Synonyms: (Northeast Brazil, Florianópolis, slang) galego, (Paraná, slang) polaco
- (Brazil, chiefly criminal slang) cop (police officer)
- Synonym: (slang) coxinha
Proper noun
alemão m
- German (Germanic language spoken mostly in Central Europe)
- (South Brazil) Hunsrik
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