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marajá

marajá

Portuguese

Noun

marajá m (plural marajás, feminine marani, feminine plural maranis)

  1. maharajah
  2. Synonym of funcionário-fantasma ‎(“ghost employee”)

Etymology

From Hindi महा राजा ‎(mahārāja), from Sanskrit महाराज ‎(mahārāja), compound of महा ‎(mahā, “great”) and राजन् ‎(rājan, “king”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧já

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