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Italian
Etymology
From caco- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kakós, “bad”), γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to write”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ko.ɡraˈfi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: ca‧co‧gra‧fì‧a
Noun
cacografia f (plural cacografie)
- (uncommon, humorous) cacography
Further reading
- cacografia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- cacografia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- cacografìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- cacografìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From caco- + -grafia, from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kakós, “bad”), γρᾰ́φω (gráphō, “to write”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧co‧gra‧fi‧a
Noun
cacografia f (plural cacografias)
- cacography
- Synonym: cacografismo
Further reading
- “cacografia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “cacografia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “cacografia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “cacografia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “cacografia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “cacografia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024