mendaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem. Compare Spanish mendaz and Italian mendace

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)s/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)ʃ/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽˈdaʃ/

Hyphenation: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz m or f (plural mendazes)

mendacious, lying
Synonyms: mentiroso, enganador, falso

Antonyms: verdadeiro, genuíno, verídico, autêntico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /menˈdaθ/ [mẽn̪ˈd̪aθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /menˈdas/ [mẽn̪ˈd̪as]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural mendaces)

mendacious, lying
- 2015 October 14, “Tribuna”, in El País‎:
  Aquel episodio, y las presiones a los magistrados —incluidas las ayudas del abogado de Pujol, Piqué Vidal, luego condenado por corrupto— impidieron durante décadas que los catalanes conocieran el carácter mendaz y gravemente corrupto del pujolismo.
  That episode, and the pressures on the magistrates—with the help of Pujol's lawyer, Piqué Vidal, later convicted for corruption—prevented the Catalans from knowing the mendacious and seriously corrupt nature of Pujolism for decades.

Related terms

Further reading

“mendaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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