"sacana" meaning in Portuguese

See sacana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [Brazil], /saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [Brazil], /saˈkɐ.na/ [Southern-Brazil], /sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/ [Portugal], /sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/ [Portugal], /sɐˈka.nɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: sacanas [plural]
Etymology: Of unknown origin. First attested in the 18th century. Several fanciful etymologies have been proposed, including: * It may be from Japanese 魚 (sakana, “fish served with alcoholic beverages”). According to this theory, the origin of the word goes back to the 16th century, after the Portuguese arrival in Japan. Because of the laborious task of removing scales and fish bones for the preparation of this dish, the term became a vulgar metaphor for masturbation. Thence the meaning would have been extended to a person of shameful behaviour. *According to Nei Lopes, from the Kongo verb sàkana (“to play a game, to have fun”). * It may be from Yiddish סכּנה (sakone, “danger”), from Hebrew סַכָּנָה (sakaná, “danger”). According to this theory, prostitutes of Polish Jewish origin who lived in the suburbs of São Paulo would shout this word during police raids to alert their coworkers. * Probably more than just one source had influence on the final semantic qualities of the word. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt|nocap=1}} unknown, {{cog|ja|魚||fish served with alcoholic beverages|tr=sakana}} Japanese 魚 (sakana, “fish served with alcoholic beverages”), {{cog|kg|-}} Kongo, {{cog|yi|סכּנה||danger|tr=sakone}} Yiddish סכּנה (sakone, “danger”), {{cog|he|סַכָּנָה||danger|tr=sakaná}} Hebrew סַכָּנָה (sakaná, “danger”) Head templates: {{pt-adj}} sacana m or f (plural sacanas)
  1. (informal) rogue; deceitful Tags: feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-sacana-pt-adj-Kn~arqNA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 19 34 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 35 29 5 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 35 19 36 9 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 23 24 17 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 24 21 29 18 8
  2. (informal) debauched Tags: feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-sacana-pt-adj-scuIgdLT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 19 34 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 35 29 5 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 35 19 36 9 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 23 24 17 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 24 21 29 18 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sacanagem, sacanear, sacanice

Noun

IPA: /saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [Brazil], /saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ [Brazil], /saˈkɐ.na/ [Southern-Brazil], /sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/ [Portugal], /sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/ [Portugal], /sɐˈka.nɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: sacanas [plural]
Etymology: Of unknown origin. First attested in the 18th century. Several fanciful etymologies have been proposed, including: * It may be from Japanese 魚 (sakana, “fish served with alcoholic beverages”). According to this theory, the origin of the word goes back to the 16th century, after the Portuguese arrival in Japan. Because of the laborious task of removing scales and fish bones for the preparation of this dish, the term became a vulgar metaphor for masturbation. Thence the meaning would have been extended to a person of shameful behaviour. *According to Nei Lopes, from the Kongo verb sàkana (“to play a game, to have fun”). * It may be from Yiddish סכּנה (sakone, “danger”), from Hebrew סַכָּנָה (sakaná, “danger”). According to this theory, prostitutes of Polish Jewish origin who lived in the suburbs of São Paulo would shout this word during police raids to alert their coworkers. * Probably more than just one source had influence on the final semantic qualities of the word. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt|nocap=1}} unknown, {{cog|ja|魚||fish served with alcoholic beverages|tr=sakana}} Japanese 魚 (sakana, “fish served with alcoholic beverages”), {{cog|kg|-}} Kongo, {{cog|yi|סכּנה||danger|tr=sakone}} Yiddish סכּנה (sakone, “danger”), {{cog|he|סַכָּנָה||danger|tr=sakaná}} Hebrew סַכָּנָה (sakaná, “danger”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} sacana m or f by sense (plural sacanas)
  1. (informal) bastard; rogue; scoundrel; trickster Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-sacana-pt-noun-vFa2g1y0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 19 34 10 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 35 29 5 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 35 19 36 9 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 23 24 17 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 24 21 29 18 8
  2. (informal) debauchee (somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-sacana-pt-noun-K4PRYPO3 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 23 24 17 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 24 21 29 18 8
  3. (vulgar, North Brazil) a passive pederast Tags: North-Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-sacana-pt-noun-74SbIZnT Categories (other): Northern Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 23 24 17 11

Inflected forms

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        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "debauchee (somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) debauchee (somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint)"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a passive pederast"
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        "(vulgar, North Brazil) a passive pederast"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈkɐ.na/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐˈka.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sacana"
}

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    {
      "word": "sacanagem"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacanear"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacanice"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "fish served with alcoholic beverages",
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        "rogue; deceitful"
      ],
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        "debauched"
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        "(informal) debauched"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/",
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        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈkɐ̃.nɐ/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐˈkɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/sɐˈka.nɐ/",
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}

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