marajá

Portuguese

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

Noun

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

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