eufemismo

• IPA^(key): /ewfeˈmismo/ [ew.feˈmiz̺.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

• “eufemismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).

• IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo

eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

• eufemistico

• eufemismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Borrowed from French euphémisme (“euphemism”), from Late Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).

• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

• “eufemismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “eufemismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /eufeˈmismo/ [eu̯.feˈmiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

• “eufemismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jufeˈmismo/ [jʊ.fɛˈmis.mo]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /jupeˈmismo/ [jʊ.pɛˈmis.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

eufemismo (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜉᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. alternative form of eupemismo