ditabranda

Portuguese

Etymology

Wordplay on ditadura, reanalyzing the suffix -dura as the word dura (“hard”) and replacing it with branda (“soft”), likely modelled after Spanish dictablanda.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈbɾɐ̃.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.taˈbɾɐ̃.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.tɐˈbɾɐ̃.dɐ/ [di.tɐˈβɾɐ̃.dɐ]

Noun

ditabranda f (plural ditabrandas)

  1. (politics) dictablanda (soft-handed dictatorship)
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