retórica
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ/ [heˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ/ [χeˈtɔ.ɾi.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtɔ.ɾi.ka/ [heˈtɔ.ɾi.ka]
- Hyphenation: re‧tó‧ri‧ca
Etymology 1
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Learned borrowing from Latin rhētorica.
Alternative forms
[edit]- rhetórica (pre-standardization spelling)
Noun
[edit]retórica f (uncountable)
- rhetoric (art of using language for persuasion)
- Synonyms: eloquência, (colloquial) lábia, oratória
- rhetoric (meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress)
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]retórica
Further reading
[edit]- “retórica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “retórica”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
- “retórica”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “retórica”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “retórica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin rhētorica (“rhetoric”), from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).
Noun
[edit]retórica f (plural retóricas)
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
[edit]retórica
Further reading
[edit]- “retórico”, 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
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- Rhymes:Spanish/oɾika
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