masoquismo

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From German Masoch (name of Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch) +‎ -ismo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ma‧so‧quis‧mo === Noun === masoquismo m (plural masoquismos) masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain) === Further reading === “masoquismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “masoquismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Masochismus; coined 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/ [ma.soˈkiz.mo] Rhymes: -ismo Syllabification: ma‧so‧quis‧mo === Noun === masoquismo m (plural masoquismos) masochism ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “masoquismo”, 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