sex symbol

== English == === Etymology === 1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe). === Pronunciation === === Noun === sex symbol (plural sex symbols) A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: sex symbol → French: sex-symbol → Portuguese: sex symbol → Spanish: sex symbol ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Alternative forms === sex-symbol === Etymology === Borrowed from English sex symbol. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌse̞kˈsim.bul] IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [ˌsɛkˈsim.bol] IPA(key): (Central) [ˌsɛkˈsim.bul] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌsekˈsim.bol] === Noun === sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols) sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals) === References === === Further reading === “sex-symbol” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sex symbol. === Noun === sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols) sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals) === Further reading === “sex symbol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sex symbol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English sex symbol. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌseɡs ˈsimbol/ [ˌseɣ̞s ˈsĩm.bol] === Noun === sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols) sex symbol Synonym: (adapted) símbolo sexual ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “sex symbol”, 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