branquitude

Portuguese

Etymology

From branco +‎ -itude.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.dɨ/ [bɾɐ̃.kiˈtu.ðɨ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ

Noun

branquitude f (plural branquitudes)

  1. (sociology) whiteness (the quality of being white in the racial sense)

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