porfiriato

Spanish

Etymology

From Porfirio +‎ -ato, named after Porfirio Díaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾfiˈɾjato/ [poɾ.fiˈɾja.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: por‧fi‧ria‧to

Noun

porfiriato m (uncountable)

  1. (Mexican politics, historical) Porfiriato (period of Mexican history under the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz)
    Synonym: porfirismo