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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”). Cognate with Spanish contumaz, Italian contumace, English contumacious.
Pronunciation
Adjective
contumaz m or f (plural contumazes)
- obstinate, stubborn, insistent
- (law) in contempt of court, contumacious
- developing the habit of usually doing something
Noun
contumaz m or f by sense (plural contumazes)
- obstinate, stubborn
- (law) contempt of court
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contumācem (“stubborn, obstinate”). Cognate with Portuguese contumaz, Italian contumace, English contumacious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kontuˈmaθ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kontuˈmas/
- Rhymes: -aθ
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: con‧tu‧maz
Adjective
contumaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural contumaces)
- obstinate, stubborn
2015 October 30, ““No he sido absolutamente inocente nunca, ni siquiera de niña””, in El País:Melómana en constante reciclaje y colaboradora contumaz, desde Sonic Youth a Vetusta Morla o Nacho Vegas, a Christina la han comparado con Yoko Ono por alguno de los espasmódicos grititos que salpican Lo Nuestro, pero ella seguramente se sienta más próxima a Cristina Lliso, la que fuera vocalista de Esclarecidos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (medicine) diseased
- (law) in contempt of court
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