sacanagem

Portuguese

2/5 · Coarse

What it means

Dirty behaviour, unfairness or a prank, depending on context.

Pronunciation Heard as “saka na zhem”

Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.

Used as Coarse / informal
How it's used

Especially Brazil; not always obscene.

How strong is it? 2/5 · Coarse

Especially Brazil; not always obscene. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.

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