sujeira

Portuguese

Etymology

From sujo (“dirty”) +‎ -eira, from Latin sūcidus (“juicy; sappy”), from sūcus (“juice”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [suˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/ [suˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈʒe(j).ɾa/ [suˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈʒe.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: su‧jei‧ra

Noun

sujeira f (plural sujeiras)

1. (uncountable) filth; dirt

   Synonyms: desasseio, imundice, imundícia, imundície, porcaria, sujidade

   Antonyms: asseio, higiene, limpeza, pureza

2. something which causes things to become dirty, such as a speck of dust or a stain
3. (uncountable, Brazil, figurative) corruption; disloyalty; dishonesty

   Synonym: corrupção

Related terms

• sujar
• sujador
• sujamente
• sujeirada
• sujeirama
• sujice
• sujismundo
• sujo