eufemismo

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

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”).

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

eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

• eufemistico

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

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

• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

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

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eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

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