hipismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iˈpiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpiʒ.mu/

• Rhymes: -izmu, -iʒmu
• Hyphenation: hi‧pis‧mo

Noun

hipismo m (plural hipismos)

1. (sports) horse racing (set of sporting activities that are practiced on horseback)

   Synonym: equitação

Further reading

• “hipismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “hipismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).

Noun

hipismo m (uncountable)

1. horse racing

Further reading

• “hipismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16