eufemismo

See also: eŭfemismo

Galician

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

euphemism

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): [eu.fe.ˈmi.zmo]
Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)

euphemism

Derived terms

eufemistico

Portuguese

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

euphemism

Spanish

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

euphemism

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