xis-nove

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • xisnove
  • x9

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: xis‧no‧ve

Etymology

From the comic strip Secret Agent X-9, by Dashiel Hammet and Alex Raymond.

Noun

xis-nove m or f (plural xis-noves)

  1. (Brazil, slang) snitch; rat
    Synonym: cagueta

Descendant terms

Further reading

  • “xis-nove”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
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