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interesseiro.

someone who acts for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-seeker

12 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(j).ɾu/Brazil[ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐj.ɾu/Portugal/ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. someone who acts for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-seeker

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese interesse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese interesseiro From interesse (“self-interest”) + -eiro.

adj/ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(j).ɾu/Brazil[ĩ.te.ɾeˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsɐj.ɾu/Portugal/ĩ.tɨ.ɾɨˈsej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. acting for self-interest, usually by pretending; self-serving

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese interesse Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese interesseiro From interesse (“self-interest”) + -eiro.

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