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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + -cídio, on the pattern of English femicide.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.mi.niˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.mi.niˈsi.d͡ʒju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.mi.niˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.mi.niˈsi.d͡ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.mi.niˈsi.d͡ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /fe.mi.niˈsi.d͡ʒjo/
- Hyphenation: fe‧mi‧ni‧cí‧di‧o
Noun
feminicídio m (plural feminicídios)
- (neologism) femicide
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