reclame

See also: réclame, reclamé, and réclamé

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪm

Verb

reclame (third-person singular simple present reclames, present participle reclaming, simple past and past participle reclamed)

1. Obsolete form of reclaim.

Anagrams

• McAleer

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French réclame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəˈklaː.mə/

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• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧me
• Rhymes: -aːmə

Noun

reclame f (plural reclames, diminutive reclametje n)

1. publicity

   Synonym: publiciteit

2. advertisement or ads

   Synonym: advertentie

3. the stock that is advertised at a discount

Derived terms

• antireclame
• huis-aan-huisreclame
• mond-tot-mondreclame
• reclamebord
• reclamebureau
• reclamefolder
• reclamespot
• reclameverbod
• sluikreclame
• verkiezingsreclame

Descendants

• → Indonesian: reklame

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French réclame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈklam/
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

reclame f (invariable)

1. advertisement, advert

   Synonym: pubblicità

Related terms

• reclamizzare

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French réclame.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈklɐ̃.mi/ [heˈklɐ̃.mi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈklɐ̃.mi/ [heˈklɐ̃.mi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈklɐ̃.mi/ [χeˈklɐ̃.mi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈklɐ.mɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈklɐ.mɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛˈkla.mɨ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɨ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧me

Noun

reclame m (plural reclames)

1. (somewhat dated) a small, commercial advertisement, originally in the printed press

   Synonyms: anúncio, propaganda, comercial

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈklɐ̃.mi/ [heˈklɐ̃.mi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈklɐ̃.mi/ [heˈklɐ̃.mi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈklɐ̃.mi/ [χeˈklɐ̃.mi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈklɐ.mɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈklɐ.mɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈkla.mɨ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɨ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mi
• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧me

Verb

reclame

1. inflection of reclamar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkla.me/
• Rhymes: -ame
• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧me

Noun

reclame

1. inflection of reclamă (“advertisement”):
   1. nominative/accusative indefinite plural
   2. genitive indefinite singular

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈkla.me/
• Rhymes: -ame
• Hyphenation: re‧cla‧me

Verb

reclame

1. third-person singular/plural subjunctive of reclama (“to report”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈklame/ [reˈkla.me]
• Rhymes: -ame
• Syllabification: re‧cla‧me

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French réclame.

Noun

reclame m (plural reclames)

1. (Latin America) publicity

   Synonym: publicidad

2. (Latin America) advertisement

   Synonyms: propaganda, publicidad

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

reclame

1. inflection of reclamar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “reclame”, 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