racismo

Galician

Etymology

From raza (“race”) + -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /raˈθismo/ [raˈθiz̺.mʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /raˈθismo/ [raˈθiz̺.mʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /raˈsismo/ [raˈsiz.mʊ]

• Rhymes: -ismo
• Hyphenation: ra‧cis‧mo

Noun

racismo m (plural racismos)

1. racism (discrimination based on race)

Related terms

• racista

Further reading

• “racismo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “racismo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese raça

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Portuguese -ismo

Portuguese racismo

From raça (“race”) + -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈsiz.mu/ [haˈsiz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈsiz.mu/ [haˈsiz.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈsiʒ.mu/ [χaˈsiʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈsiz.mo/ [haˈsiz.mo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈsiʒ.mu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: ra‧cis‧mo

Noun

racismo m (plural racismos)

1. racism (discrimination based on race)
   • 2023, Djalma do Nascimento Sousa, chapter V, in Memórias do Sul do Maranhão, Maranhão, published 2023, page 117:

     O que é racismo? É um desejo de uma raça que sempre teve vantagem sobre as demais, que aos poucos está perdendo estas vantagens, vantagens que a mãe natureza oferece, que por muito tempo foi privilégio para umas raças que se achavam superiores;

     What is racism? It is the desire of a race that has always had an advantage over others, which is gradually losing these advantages, advantages that Mother Nature offers, which for a long time was a privilege for some races that thought they were superior;

Derived terms

• antirracismo
• racismo científico
• racismo estrutural
• racismo reverso

Related terms

• racista

Descendants

• → Tetum: rasizmu

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish raza

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.

Latin -ismusbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish racismo

From raza (“race”) + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈθismo/ [raˈθiz.mo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /raˈsismo/ [raˈsiz.mo] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: ra‧cis‧mo

Noun

racismo m (plural racismos)

1. racism (discrimination based on race)

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Derived terms

• antirracismo

Related terms

• racista

Further reading

• “racismo”, 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