eufemismo

See also: eŭfemismo

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ewfeˈmismo/ [ew.feˈmiz̺.mʊ]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

Further reading

• “eufemismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mì‧smo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismi)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Derived terms

• eufemistico

Further reading

• eufemismo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French euphémisme (“euphemism”), from Late Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiʒ.mu/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ew.feˈmiz.mo/ [eʊ̯.feˈmiz.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ew.fɨˈmiʒ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Further reading

• “eufemismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “eufemismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “eufemismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós)。

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eufeˈmismo/ [eu̯.feˈmiz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo m (plural eufemismos)

1. euphemism

   Antonym: disfemismo

Derived terms

• eufemístico

Further reading

• “eufemismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /jufeˈmismo/ [jʊ.fɛˈmis.mo]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /jupeˈmismo/ [jʊ.pɛˈmis.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mis‧mo

Noun

eufemismo (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜉᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. alternative form of eupemismo