feitiço

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Etymology

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

    From Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Compare the borrowed doublets factício and fetiche. Cognate with Spanish hechizo.

    Pronunciation

     
     

    • Hyphenation: fei‧ti‧ço

    Adjective

    feitiço (feminine feitiça, masculine plural feitiços, feminine plural feitiças)

    1. feigned, false

    Noun

    feitiço m (plural feitiços)

    1. spell, incantation
    2. witchcraft, sorcery
    3. amulet, charm

    Descendants

    • → Dutch: fetisj
    • → French: fétiche (see there for further descendants)
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