alemão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese aleiman, from Latin Alemannus, from Proto-Germanic *Alamann-. Doublet of alamano.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.leˈmɐ̃w̃/ [a.leˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧mão

Adjective

alemão (feminine alemã or (Brazil, humorous) alemoa, masculine plural alemães, feminine plural alemãs or (Brazil, humorous) alemoas, not comparable)

  1. German (of or relating to Germany)
  2. Germanic (of, belonging or relating to the German language)
  3. Germanic (relating or belonging the Germanic ethnicity)
    Synonyms: germano, germânico
  4. (Brazil, slang) blond and fair-skinned

Derived terms

Noun

alemão m (plural alemães, feminine alemã, feminine plural alemãs)

  1. German (person from Germany)
  2. German (person of German ancestry)
  3. (Brazil, slang) a person with blond hair and fair skin
    Synonyms: (Northeast Brazil, Florianópolis, slang) galego, (Paraná, slang) polaco
  4. (Brazil, chiefly criminal slang) cop (police officer)
    Synonym: (slang) coxinha

Noun

alemão m (uncountable)

  1. German (Germanic language spoken mostly in Central Europe)
  2. (South Brazil) Hunsrik (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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