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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “ghost employee”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˌna.ɾi.u.fɐ̃ˈtaz.mɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fũ.sjoˌna.ɾju.fɐ̃ˈtaz.mɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˌna.ɾi.u.fɐ̃ˈtaz.mɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fũ.sjoˌna.ɾju.fɐ̃ˈtaz.mɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˌna.ɾi.u.fɐ̃ˈtaʒ.mɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /fũ.sjoˌna.ɾju.fɐ̃ˈtaʒ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fũ.si.oˌna.ɾi.o.fɐ̃ˈtaz.ma/ , (faster pronunciation) /fũ.sjoˌna.ɾjo.fɐ̃ˈtaz.ma/
- Rhymes: -azmɐ
- Hyphenation: fun‧ci‧o‧ná‧ri‧o-fan‧tas‧ma
Noun
funcionário-fantasma m (plural funcionários-fantasmas, feminine funcionária-fantasma, feminine plural funcionárias-fantasmas)
- ghost employee (a registered employee receiving taxpayers' money without actually working)
- Synonym: marajá