tripofobia
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”) + -fobia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.po.foˈbi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.po.foˈbi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɾi.pu.fuˈbi.ɐ/ [tɾi.pu.fuˈβi.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -iɐ
Noun
tripofobia f (plural tripofobias)
- trypophobia (irrational fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes)
Related terms
- tripofóbico
Further reading
- “tripofobia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025