Saci

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proper noun

A young, black, one-legged prankster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese saci ← Old Tupi sa'si →
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Meanings

Saci1

proper noun
  1. artsA young, black, one-legged prankster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear.

Saci2

proper noun

alternative Shachi

  1. Hinduismhuman sciencesThe goddess of wrath and jealousy in Hindu mythology.

Origin

Saci · proper noun

  1. Old Tupisa'si
  2. Brazilian Portuguesesaci
  3. EnglishSaci

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

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Saci · proper noun

  1. Sanskritशची
  2. EnglishSaci

From Sanskrit शची (śacī).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ASICsaicsica
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APA

Saci. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saci

MLA

“Saci.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saci. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saci,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saci.

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