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Portuguese
Etymology
From achar (“to think ; to be of the opinion ”) + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal) -iʒmu
- Hyphenation: a‧chis‧mo
Noun
achismo m (plural achismos)
- (informal) the tendency to, or an instance of, basing one's choices or actions on unproven beliefs; guesswork
Further reading
- “achismo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “achismo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “achismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “achismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “achismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025