sujeira

Portuguese

Etymology

Sujo (“dirty”) +‎ -eira, from Latin sūcidus (“juicy; sappy”), from sūcus (“juice”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.ˈʒe(j).ɾa/, /su.ˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/
Hyphenation: su‧jei‧ra

Noun

sujeira f (plural sujeiras)

(uncountable) filth; dirt
something which causes things to become dirty, such as a speck of dust or a stain
(uncountable, Brazil, figuratively) corruption; disloyalty; dishonesty

Synonyms

(filth): desasseio, imundice, imundícia, imundície, porcaria, sujidade
(corruption): corrupção

Antonyms

(filth): asseio, higiene, limpeza, pureza

Related terms

sujar
sujador
sujamente
sujeirada

sujeirama
sujice
sujismundo
sujo

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