sacizeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From saci +‎ -z- +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.siˈze(j).ɾu/ [sa.siˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.siˈze(j).ɾu/ [sa.siˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.siˈze(j).ɾo/ [sa.siˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈze.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: sa‧ci‧zei‧ro

Noun

sacizeiro m (plural sacizeiros)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) A hard drug addict, especially addicted to crack cocaine.

   Synonym: cracudo

Further reading

• “sacizeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “sacizeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024