demissexual
Portuguese
Etymology
From demi- (“half”) + sexual.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌdẽ.mi.sek.suˈaw/ [ˌdẽ.mi.sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˌdẽ.mi.sekˈswaw/ [ˌdẽ.mi.sekˈswaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌde.mi.sek.suˈaw/ [ˌde.mi.sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˌde.mi.sekˈswaw/ [ˌde.mi.sekˈswaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌdɛ.mi.sɛˈkswal/ [ˌdɛ.mi.sɛˈkswaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌdɛ.mi.sɛˈkswa.li/
- Hyphenation: de‧mis‧se‧xu‧al
Adjective
demissexual m or f (plural demissexuais)
Coordinate terms
- assexual
- bissexual
- demissexual
- heterossexual
- homossexual
- onissexual
- pansexual
Derived terms
Noun
demissexual m or f by sense (plural demissexuais)
- a demisexual person