negócio

See also: negocio and negoció

Portuguese

Alternative forms

negocio (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negōtium (“business, affair”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɡɔ.si.u/ [neˈɡɔ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /neˈɡɔ.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɡɔ.si.o/ [neˈɡɔ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /neˈɡɔ.sjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɡɔ.sju/ [nɨˈɣɔ.sju]

Noun

negócio m (plural negócios)

affair (that which is done or is to be done)
business, enterprise
(Brazil) thing, stuff
Synonyms: coisa, (Brazil) troço, (Brazil) treco, (Brazil) bagulho, (Brazil) bagaça, trem, pira, (Portugal) cena, bang
(Brazil, slang) euphemism for penis

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:negócio.

Related terms

negociar, negociação, negociador, negociado, negociante, negociarrão, negociata, negociável, negocista

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