eufemismo

See also: eŭfemismo

Galician

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

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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

Derived terms

• eufemistico

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Portuguese

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

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Spanish

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