amiguismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From amigo (“friend”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.miˈɡiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.miˈɡiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.miˈɡiz.mo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.miˈɡiʒ.mu/ [ɐ.miˈɣiʒ.mu]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʒmu
  • Hyphenation: a‧mi‧guis‧mo

Noun

amiguismo m (uncountable)

  1. cronyism (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From amigo +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amiˈɡismo/ [a.miˈɣ̞iz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: a‧mi‧guis‧mo

Noun

amiguismo m (plural amiguismos)

  1. cronyism (favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)

See also

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.