negócio

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See also: negocio and negoció

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negōtium (“business, affair”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈɡɔ.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /neˈɡɔ.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈɡɔ.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /neˈɡɔ.sjo/

Noun

negócio m (plural negócios)

  1. affair (that which is done or is to be done)
  2. business, enterprise
  3. (Brazil) thing, stuff
    Synonyms: coisa, (Brazil) troço, (Brazil) treco, (Brazil) bagulho, (Brazil) bagaça, trem, pira, (Portugal) cena, bang
  4. (Brazil, slang) euphemism for penis

Quotations

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