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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prōmiscuus (“indiscriminate”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈmis.ku.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈmis.kwu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈmis.ku.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈmis.kwu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾoˈmiʃ.ku.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈmiʃ.kwu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈmis.ku.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /pɾoˈmis.kwo/
- Hyphenation: pro‧mís‧cu‧o
Adjective
promíscuo (feminine promíscua, masculine plural promíscuos, feminine plural promíscuas)
- loose; promiscuous (indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners)
- Synonyms: devasso, libertino, libidinoso
- Antonyms: casto, puro
- promiscuous (of disorderly composition)
- Synonyms: heterogêneo, misto, misturado
- Antonym: homogéneo
Derived terms