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Portuguese
Etymology
Calque of English counterculture, from contra- + cultura.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: con‧tra‧cul‧tu‧ra
Noun
contracultura f (plural contraculturas)
- counterculture (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the mainstream culture)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Calque of English counterculture; contra- + cultura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kontɾakulˈtuɾa/
- Rhymes: -uɾa
- Syllabification: con‧tra‧cul‧tu‧ra
Noun
contracultura f (plural contraculturas)
- counterculture (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the mainstream culture)
Further reading