marajá

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈʒa/

Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧já

Noun

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

maharajah
(slang, Brazil) a public officer with a high salary and other amenities

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