English Explanatory Dictionary

Saci

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A young, black, one-legged prankster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear.
name
  1. The goddess of wrath and jealousy in Hindu mythology.

Word forms

Saci Shachi

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saci, from Old Tupi sa'si.

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