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nego.

used as a placeholder when referring to people in general

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈne.ɡu/Brazil
  1. used as a placeholder when referring to people in general

    Brazil · colloquial · masculine
    Nego sabe que isso é perigoso, mas não tá nem aí
  2. a lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one

    Brazil · colloquial · endearing · masculine
    Ganhei de presente do meu nego
  3. nigga (black person)

    Brazil · endearing · ethnic · masculine · slang · slur
    Isso é coisa de nego
    Ei, neguin, tu foi pra festa ontem?
Where this word comes from

From negro (“negro; black”), with reduction of final unstressed cluster (common in Brazil).

verb/ˈnɛ.ɡu/Brazil/ˈnɛ.ɡu/Portugal[ˈnɛ.ɣu]Portugal/ˈnɛ.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. first-person singular present indicative of negar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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