Xandão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Xande +‎ -ão.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w̃/ [ʃɐ̃ˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: Xan‧dão

Proper noun

Xandão m

  1. (slang, humorous, sometimes derogatory) Nickname for Alexandre de Moraes (born 1968), Brazilian jurist, lawyer and politician, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court since 2017, 55th President of the STF, Minister of the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil and Vice-President of the STF
    • 2023 June 13, Carolina Brígido, “"Meus amigos não me chamam de Xandão", revela Alexandre de Moraes”, in UOL‎[1]:
      Popularmente conhecido como Xandão, o ministro Alexandre de Moraes lembrou que nem sempre foi assim.
      Popularly known as Xandão, Minister Alexandre de Moraes recalled that it was not always like this.
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