porfirismo

Spanish

Etymology

From Porfirio +‎ -ismo, named after Porfirio Díaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾfiˈɾismo/ [poɾ.fiˈɾiz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: por‧fi‧ris‧mo

Noun

porfirismo m (uncountable)

  1. (Mexican politics, historical) political ideology of Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico from 1884 to 1911.
  2. (Mexican politics, historical) period of Mexican history under the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz
    Synonym: porfiriato