inconfidente

Portuguese

Etymology

in- +‎ confidente

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.fiˈdẽ.tɨ/ [ĩ.kõ.fiˈðẽ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: in‧con‧fi‧den‧te

Adjective

inconfidente m or f (plural inconfidentes)

  1. untrustworthy, unloyal
    Synonyms: inconfiável, desleal

Noun

inconfidente m or f by sense (plural inconfidentes)

  1. an informer, a snitcher
    Synonyms: dedo-duro, cagueta
  2. (historical) a participant of the Inconfidência Mineira

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