achismo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • achadismo

Etymology

From achar (“to think [that]; to be of the opinion [that]”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʃiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈʃiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʃiz.mo/
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal) -iʒmu
  • Hyphenation: a‧chis‧mo

Noun

achismo m (plural achismos)

  1. (informal) the tendency to, or an instance of, basing one's choices or actions on unproven beliefs; guesswork

Further reading

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