sujismundo

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Etymology

After an animated character of the same name, created in the 1970s for personal hygiene campaigns. Coined by Ruy Perotti, from a blend of sujo (“dirty”) +‎ imundo (“filthy”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ʒizˈmũ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ʒizˈmũ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /su.ʒiʒˈmũ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ʒizˈmũ.do/

• Rhymes: -ũdu
• Hyphenation: su‧jis‧mun‧do

Adjective

sujismundo (feminine sujismunda, masculine plural sujismundos, feminine plural sujismundas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) dirty, filthy

   Synonyms: sujo, imundo, porcalhão

Noun

sujismundo m (plural sujismundos, feminine sujismunda, feminine plural sujismundas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) a person with those characteristics

Further reading

• “sujismundo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025