lacaio

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lacaio

/lɐ.ˈkaj.u/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do espanhol lacayo⁽ᵉˢ⁾.

Do árabe عَقْرَب⁽ᵃʳ⁾ (aqrab). De al-aqrab.

noun

criado
figuratively pessoa sem dignidade

noun

Trás os Montes escorpião

Similar: lacrau, lacraio, alacrão

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: lacrau, lacraio, alacrão

In English

minion loyal servant of another more powerful being
lackey liveried male servant

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"lacaio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/lacaio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lacaio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/lacaio

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"lacaio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/lacaio.

BibTeX

@misc{lacaio_2026,
  title = {lacaio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/lacaio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}