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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -azi
- Hyphenation: ná‧zi
Etymology 1
Clipping of nazista.
Noun
názi m or f by sense (plural názis)
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) Nazi (a person showing (neo-)Nazi or xenophobic behaviour)
Adjective
názi m or f by sense (plural názis)
- (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”).
Noun
názi m (plural názis)
- (Mozambique) coconut palm
- Synonym: coqueiro
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