masoquismo

Portuguese

Etymology

Masoch (German name of Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch) + -ismo

Noun

masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)

  1. masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain)

Spanish

Etymology

Coined in German as Masochismus by neurologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing, from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian writer whose novella Venus in Furs (German: Venus im Pelz) explores a sadomasochistic relationship.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /masoˈkismo/

Noun

masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)

  1. masochism
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