maldição

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin maledictiōnem, accusative singular of maledictiō (“evil-speaking, curse”), from maledīcō (“I speak ill of”). Possibly a semi-learned adaptation.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mawdiˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /maldiˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: mal‧di‧ção

Noun

maldição f (plural maldições)

  1. curse
    Antonyms: bênção, bendição

Further reading
  • maldição in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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