sacizeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From saci +‎ -z- +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.siˈze(j).ɾu/ [sa.siˈze(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.siˈze(j).ɾo/ [sa.siˈze(ɪ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈzej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.siˈze.ɾu/

Hyphenation: sa‧ci‧zei‧ro

Noun

sacizeiro m (plural sacizeiros)

(Brazil, colloquial) A hard drug addict, especially addicted to crack cocaine.
Synonym: cracudo

Further reading

“sacizeiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“sacizeiro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025