diglossia
Portuguese, noun/d͡ʒi.ɡloˈsi.ɐ/
diglossia is spelled D-I-G-L-O-S-S-I-A (9 letters). Diglossia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “diglossia (the coexistence of two closely related native languages)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “língua dupla ou bífida”.
What does diglossia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediglossia (the coexistence of two closely related native languages)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. língua dupla ou bífida 2. forma de bilinguismo (num indivíduo ou numa comunidade) em que as duas línguas (ou dialetos) se utilizam com objetivos (ou em contextos) diferentes
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 diglossia
- diglossias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diglossia?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.ɡloˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal /di.ɡluˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal [di.ɣluˈsi.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diglossia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.