pedófilo

See also: pedofilo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) +‎ -filo, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophílēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɔ.fi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɔ.fi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈdɔ.fi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈdɔ.fi.lu/ [pɨˈðɔ.fi.lu]

• Hyphenation: pe‧dó‧fi‧lo

Noun

pedófilo m (plural pedófilos, feminine pedófila, feminine plural pedófilas)

1. pedophile (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)

Adjective

pedófilo (feminine pedófila, masculine plural pedófilos, feminine plural pedófilas)

1. sexually attracted to children

Further reading

• “pedófilo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• paidófilo

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) +‎ -filo, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophílēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) and φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈdofilo/ [peˈð̞o.fi.lo]
• Rhymes: -ofilo
• Syllabification: pe‧dó‧fi‧lo

Adjective

pedófilo (feminine pedófila, masculine plural pedófilos, feminine plural pedófilas)

1. pedophilic (characteristic of an adult (man and woman) who is sexually attracted to children (boy and girl))

Noun

pedófilo m (plural pedófilos, feminine pedófila, feminine plural pedófilas)

1. pedophile (an adult (man and women) who is sexually attracted to children (boy and girl))

Usage notes

• In Spanish, pederasta is the adult (man and women) who commits sexual abuse with children (boy and girl) and pedófilo is the adult (man and women) who only feels erotic or sexual attraction for children (boy and girl), even if he doesn't abuse them.

Related terms

• pedofilia

 

Further reading

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