infanticídio

See also: infanticidio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnfanticīdium, from Latin īnfāns (child) + caedō (to kill).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [ĩ.fɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.fɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈsi.d͡ʒju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈsi.d͡ʒi.o/ [ĩ.fɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.fɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈsi.d͡ʒjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃.tiˈsi.dju/ [ĩ.fɐ̃.tiˈsi.ðju]

  • Rhymes: -id͡ʒiu, -idju
  • Hyphenation: in‧fan‧ti‧cí‧di‧o

Noun

infanticídio m (plural infanticídios)

  1. infanticide (the murder of an infant)

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