retórica

== Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: re‧tó‧ri‧ca === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin rhētorica. ==== Alternative forms ==== rhetórica (pre-standardization spelling) ==== Noun ==== retórica f (uncountable) rhetoric (art of using language for persuasion) Synonyms: eloquência, (colloquial) lábia, oratória rhetoric (meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress) ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== retórica feminine singular of retórico === Further reading === “retórica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “retórica”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “retórica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “retórica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “retórica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /reˈtoɾika/ [reˈt̪o.ɾi.ka] Rhymes: -oɾika Syllabification: re‧tó‧ri‧ca === Etymology 1 === From Latin rhētorica (“rhetoric”), from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”). ==== Noun ==== retórica f (plural retóricas) rhetoric === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== retórica feminine singular of retórico === Further reading === “retórico”, 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