masoquismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From German Masoch (name of Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.zoˈkiz.mu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.zoˈkiʒ.mu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.zoˈkiz.mo/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧so‧quis‧mo

Noun

masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)

  1. masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Masochismus; coined by neurologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian writer whose novella Venus in Furs (German Venus im Pelz) explores a sadomasochistic relationship.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /masoˈkismo/ [ma.soˈkiz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ma‧so‧quis‧mo

Noun

masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)

  1. masochism

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