sicofanta

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sicofanta

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Do latim sycophanta⁽ˡᵃ⁾ (impostor) e este do grego antigo συκοφάντης, sykophántes.

noun

mentiroso, delator, caluniador Temendo que Aécio Neves consiga reduzir a vantagem que Lula teve em Minas, Ciro Gomes foi de um só fôlego sicofanta e grotescamente ridículo.

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sycophant one who uses compliments to gain self-serving favor or advantage from another pe

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{sicofanta_2026,
  title = {sicofanta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/sicofanta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}