masoquismo
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Portuguese
Etymology
From German Masoch (name of Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch) + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧so‧quis‧mo
Noun
masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)
- masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Masochismus; coined by neurologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian writer whose novella Venus in Furs (German Venus im Pelz) explores a sadomasochistic relationship.
Pronunciation
Noun
masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “masoquismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10