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Noun
pederasta m (plural pederastes)
- pederast
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs), derived from παῖς (paîs, “child; young person”) + ἐράω (eráō, “I love”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.deˈra.sta/
- Rhymes: -asta
- Hyphenation: pe‧de‧rà‧sta
Noun
pederasta m (plural pederasti)
- pederast
Related terms
Further reading
- pederasta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛ.dɛˈras.ta/
- Rhymes: -asta
- Syllabification: pe‧de‧ras‧ta
Noun
pederasta m pers
- (now derogatory) gay man
- Synonyms: gej, homoseksualista, pedał, ciota
- (historical) pederast
- Synonyms: efebofil, pedofil
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- pederasta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pederasta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pe‧de‧ras‧ta
Noun
pederasta m (plural pederastas)
- pederast (man who is engaged in a sexual relationship with an adolescent boy)
- (by extension, derogatory) male homosexual
Further reading
References
- ^
2001, Houaiss, Antônio, Villar, Mauro de Salles, Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa, →ISBN, page 2163:
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pedeˈɾasta/
- Rhymes: -asta
- Syllabification: pe‧de‧ras‧ta
Noun
pederasta m or f by sense (plural pederastas)
- pederast (man), korephile (woman)
- child molester
Usage notes
- In Spanish, pederasta refers to an adult person who commits sexual abuse with against a child or children, whereas pedófilo refers to an adult person who only feels erotic or sexual attraction for children (regardless of gender), even if he doesn't abuse them.
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