factício

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Portuguese

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Italic *fakjō
    Latin faciō
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Italic *-tos
    Latin -tus
    Latin factus
    Latin -īcius
    Portuguese factício

    Borrowed from Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Doublet of feitiço, which was inherited, and fetiche, a reborrowing from French.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fakˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /fakˈt͡ʃi.sju/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fakˈt͡ʃi.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /fakˈt͡ʃi.sjo/

    Adjective

    factício (feminine factícia, masculine plural factícios, feminine plural factícias)

    1. artificial; factitious; man-made
      Synonym: artificial
      Antonym: natural
    2. artificial; factitious; fake; fabricated
      Synonym: falso

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