traficante

See also: Traficante

Portuguese

Etymology

From traficar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.fiˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾa.fiˈkɐ̃.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾɐ.fiˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: tra‧fi‧can‧te

Noun

traficante m or f by sense (plural traficantes)

  1. trafficker (someone who transports and/or commercial illegal goods)
  2. (specifically) dealer (one who peddles illicit drugs)

Spanish

Etymology

Obsolete present participle of traficar (“to smuggle”), from Italian trafficare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾafiˈkante/ [t̪ɾa.fiˈkãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: tra‧fi‧can‧te

Adjective

traficante m or f (masculine and feminine plural traficantes)

  1. dealing

Noun

traficante m or f by sense (plural traficantes)

  1. dealer (drugs)
  2. trafficker (illegal)

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