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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈfɐ̃.mi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfɐ̃.mjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈfɐ̃.mi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfɐ̃.mjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈfɐ.mi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfɐ.mja/
Noun
infâmia f (plural infâmias)
- infamy
- ignominy
- Synonym: ignomínia
- villainy
- Synonym: vilania