sujo

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin suus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsujə/

Adjective

sujo (third-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular soja, of masculine plural suoje, of feminine plural soje)

  1. his, her, its

Pronoun

sujo m sg

  1. third-person singular possessive pronoun: hers, his, its

Coordinate terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.ʒu/

  • Hyphenation: su‧jo

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese çujo, çusio, suçio, from Latin succidus, variant of sūcidus.

Adjective

sujo (feminine suja, masculine plural sujos, feminine plural sujas, comparable, comparative mais sujo, superlative o mais sujo or sujíssimo)

  1. containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime; dirty; unclean
  2. offensive to current standards; dirty; obscene; unsavory; immoral
    • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 496:
      Harry respondeu com o olhar mais sujo que conseguiu dar.
      Harry replied by giving the dirtiest look he could.
Derived terms

Verb

sujo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sujar

Further reading
  • “sujo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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