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epistemicídio

Portuguese, noun/e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/

epistemicídio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “epistemicide (systematic destruction of a people’s knowledge system)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “destruição dos conhecimentos, dos saberes, e de culturas pela dinâmica do imperialismo”.

What does epistemicídio mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineepistemicide (systematic destruction of a people’s knowledge system)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. destruição dos conhecimentos, dos saberes, e de culturas pela dinâmica do imperialismo

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.

How do you pronounce epistemicídio?

  • Brazil /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/
  • /e.piʃ.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.