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English
Noun
fetiche (plural fetiches)
- Archaic form of fetish.
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Interlingua
Noun
fetiche (plural fetiches)
- fetish
Portuguese
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Portuguese fetiche
Borrowed from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço,[1][2] from Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Doublet of feitiço.
Pronunciation
Noun
fetiche m (plural fetiches)
- fetish, amulet (magical object)
- Synonyms: talismã, amuleto
- sexual fetish
- Synonyms: feitiche, tara, perversão
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈtit͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -itʃe
- Syllabification: fe‧ti‧che
Noun
fetiche m (plural fetiches)
- fetish (something that is believed to possess magical powers)
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