sertanojo

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of sertanejo +‎ nojo (“disgust”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seʁ.taˈno.ʒu/ [seh.taˈno.ʒu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seɾ.taˈno.ʒu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʁ.taˈno.ʒu/ [seχ.taˈno.ʒu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seɻ.taˈno.ʒo/

  • Rhymes: -oʒu

Noun

sertanojo m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Brazil) sertanejo (a genre of Brazilian folk music), typically sertanejo universitário or funknejo

Further reading

  • “sertanojo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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