polémica
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /puˈlɛ.mi.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: po‧lé‧mi‧ca
Noun
polémica f (plural polémicas) (European Portuguese spelling)
- polemic
- controversy
- Synonym: controvérsia
Adjective
polémica (European Portuguese spelling)
- feminine singular of polémico
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈlemika/ [poˈle.mi.ka]
- Rhymes: -emika
- Syllabification: po‧lé‧mi‧ca
Noun
polémica f (plural polémicas)
- polemic
- controversy
- Synonym: controversia
Related terms
Adjective
polémica f sg
- feminine singular of polémico
Further reading
- “polémico”, 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