catacrese

Portuguese

Examples
original meaning: folha (“leaf (of a plant)”) with catacrese: folha (“sheet (of paper)”)

Etymology

Compare English catachresis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkɾɛ.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkɾɛ.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkɾɛ.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐˈkɾɛ.zɨ/

Noun

catacrese f (plural catacreses)

1. the use of a word from a similar or comparable concept to represent another concept