аутодафе

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese auto da fé (“act/sentence of faith”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐʊtədɐˈfɛ] (phonetic respelling: аутодафэ́)

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Noun

аутодафе́ • (autodafɛ́) n inan (indeclinable)

1. auto da fe (public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics; public execution by burning at the stake)