cultismo
Portuguese, noun/kuwˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
cultismo is spelled C-U-L-T-I-S-M-O (8 letters). Cultismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “inkhorn term (obscure or affected word)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualidade do que é culto”.
What does cultismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinkhorn term (obscure or affected word)
- 2
masculinelearned borrowing
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualidade do que é culto 2. erudição 3. estilo poético de certos poetas barrocos de origem espanhola marcado pela opulência léxica e imagística 4. empréstimo linguístico que se introduz à língua pela via erudita, isto é, pela escrita
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cultismo
- cultismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cultismo?
- Brazil /kuwˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- Brazil [kuʊ̯ˈt͡ʃiz.mu]
- /kuwˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.