pejorativo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin peiōrātus, past participle of peiōrō (“to make worse”), from Latin peior (“worse”). By surface analysis, pejorar +‎ -tivo

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ʒo.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ʒo.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧ti‧vo

Noun

pejorativo m (plural pejorativos)

  1. pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)

Synonyms

Adjective

pejorativo (feminine pejorativa, masculine plural pejorativos, feminine plural pejorativas)

  1. pejorative; disparaging
    Synonym: depreciativo
    Antonyms: apreciativo, elogioso, meliorativo

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