eufemismo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ewfeˈmismo/ [ew.feˈmiz̺.mʊ]
Rhymes: -ismo
Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
=== Noun ===
eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)
euphemism
=== Further reading ===
“eufemismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== 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): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/
Rhymes: -izmo
Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo
=== Noun ===
eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)
euphemism
Antonym: disfemismo
==== Derived terms ====
eufemistico
=== Further reading ===
eufemismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French euphémisme (“euphemism”), from Late Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
=== Noun ===
eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)
euphemism
Antonym: disfemismo
=== Further reading ===
“eufemismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“eufemismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“eufemismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós)。
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eufeˈmismo/ [eu̯.feˈmiz.mo]
Rhymes: -ismo
Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
=== Noun ===
eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)
euphemism
Antonym: disfemismo
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“eufemismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Tagalog ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jufeˈmismo/ [jʊ.fɛˈmis.mo]
IPA(key): (with nativization) /jupeˈmismo/ [jʊ.pɛˈmis.mo]
Rhymes: -ismo
Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo
=== Noun ===
eufemismo (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜉᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)
alternative form of eupemismo