gordofóbico

Portuguese

Etymology

From gordofobia +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoʁ.doˈfɔ.bi.ku/ [ˌɡoɦ.doˈfɔ.bi.ku]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoɾ.doˈfɔ.bi.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoʁ.doˈfɔ.bi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoɻ.doˈfɔ.bi.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɡoɾ.dɔˈfɔ.bi.ku/ [ˌɡoɾ.ðɔˈfɔ.βi.ku]

Hyphenation: gor‧do‧fó‧bi‧co

Noun

gordofóbico m (plural gordofóbicos, feminine gordofóbica, feminine plural gordofóbicas)

(neologism) fatphobe (a person who demonstrates despise or fear of obese people or obesity)

Adjective

gordofóbico (feminine gordofóbica, masculine plural gordofóbicos, feminine plural gordofóbicas)

(neologism) fatphobic (relating to or exercising fatphobia)

Usage notes

This neologism is becoming increasingly used by the Brazilian left in political contexts, but is generally rejected by other political groups.

Related terms

gordofobia

Further reading

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

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