marmanjo

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maʁˈmɐ̃.ʒu/ [maɦˈmɐ̃.ʒu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /maɾˈmɐ̃.ʒu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /maʁˈmɐ̃.ʒu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maɻˈmɐ̃.ʒo/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒu
  • Hyphenation: mar‧man‧jo

Noun

marmanjo m (plural marmanjos)

  1. (informal) burly boy; made man; big boy
  2. (informal) scoundrel; treater; rogue

Derived terms

  • (augmentative) marmanjão m
  • marmanjaria f
  • marmanjola m

References

  1. ^ “marmanjo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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