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Jurandir.

a male given name from Old Tupi

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiʁ/Brazil[ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒih]Brazil/ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiɾ/São-Paulo/ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. a male given name from Old Tupi

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Tupi îurandira (“he who says sweet words”), from îura (“mouth”) + ndieira (“honey bee”). The female name Jandira comes from the same origin.

noun/ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiʁ/Brazil[ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒih]Brazil/ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiɾ/São-Paulo/ʒu.ɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. an ugly or brute man

    Brazil · derogatory · masculine · often · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Tupi îurandira (“he who says sweet words”), from îura (“mouth”) + ndieira (“honey bee”). The female name Jandira comes from the same origin.

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