sujismundo

Portuguese

Etymology

After an animated character of the same name, created in the 1970s for personal hygiene campaigns. Coined by Ruy Perotti, from a blend of sujo (“dirty”) +‎ imundo (“filthy”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.ʒizˈmũ.du/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /su.ʒiʒˈmũ.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /su.ʒizˈmũ.do/

  • Rhymes: -ũdu
  • Hyphenation: su‧jis‧mun‧do

Adjective

sujismundo (feminine sujismunda, masculine plural sujismundos, feminine plural sujismundas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) dirty, filthy
    Synonyms: sujo, imundo, porcalhão

Noun

sujismundo m (plural sujismundos, feminine sujismunda, feminine plural sujismundas)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial) a person with those characteristics

Further reading

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