Paulistano

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noun

Someone from São Paulo, Brazil.

OriginPortuguese paulistano →
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Meanings

nounPaulistano (plural Paulistanos)

plural Paulistanos

  1. Someone from São Paulo, Brazil.

    Paulistanos are infamous workaholics; other Brazilians joke about their obsession with meetings and office politics and all the trappings of business.

    2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 212

Origin

  1. Portuguesepaulistano
  2. EnglishPaulistano

From Portuguese paulistano.

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Translations

Portuguese paulistano
  • paulistanosomeone from São Paulo
Spanish paulistano
  • paulistanosomeone from São Paulo
Cite this entry
APA

Paulistano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulistano

MLA

“Paulistano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulistano. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paulistano,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulistano.

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