esquerdismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From esquerda (“left”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.keʁˈd͡ʒiz.mu/ [is.keɦˈd͡ʒiz.mu], /es.keʁˈd͡ʒiz.mu/ [es.keɦˈd͡ʒiz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.keʁˈd͡ʒiz.mu/ [is.keɦˈd͡ʒiz.mu], /es.keʁˈd͡ʒiz.mu/ [es.keɦˈd͡ʒiz.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.keɾˈd͡ʒiz.mu/, /es.keɾˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.keʁˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/, /eʃ.keʁˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.keɻˈd͡ʒiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɨɾˈdiʒ.mu/ [(i)ʃ.kɨɾˈðiʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: es‧quer‧dis‧mo

Noun

esquerdismo m (usually uncountable, plural esquerdismos)

1. leftism (movement pro- or belief in left-wing politics)

   Antonym: direitismo

Related terms

• esquerdista

Further reading

• “esquerdismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.