vigarista

Portuguese

Etymology

From vigário +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.ɡaˈɾis.tɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vi.ɡaˈɾiʃ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.ɡaˈɾis.ta/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vi.ɡɐˈɾiʃ.tɐ/ [vi.ɣɐˈɾiʃ.tɐ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal) -iʃtɐ
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ga‧ris‧ta

Noun

vigarista m or f by sense (plural vigaristas)

  1. swindler; conman

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