Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin fēmina (woman, female) +‎ -cida, by analogy with homicida.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /femiˈθida/ [fe.miˈθi.ð̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /femiˈsida/ [fe.miˈsi.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: fe‧mi‧ci‧da

Noun

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femicida m or f by sense (plural femicidas)

  1. murderer (of a woman)
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