eufemismo

See also: eŭfemismo

Galician

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmi.zmo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Derived terms

• eufemistico

Further reading

• eufemismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French euphémisme (“euphemism”), from Late Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiʒ.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ew.fɨˈmiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Further reading

• “eufemismo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “eufemismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Derived terms

• eufemístico

 

Further reading

• “eufemismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014