fetichismo
Portuguese, noun/fe.t͡ʃiˈʃiz.mu/
fetichismo is spelled F-E-T-I-C-H-I-S-M-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,994th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fetichismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fetishism (belief that natural objects have supernatural powers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “culto de objetos que se supõe representarem entidades espirituais e possuírem poderes de magia”.
What does fetichismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefetishism (belief that natural objects have supernatural powers)
- 2
masculinefetishism (sexual attraction to an inanimate object or a part of the body)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. culto de objetos que se supõe representarem entidades espirituais e possuírem poderes de magia 2. admiração exagerada, irrestrita, incondicional por uma pessoa ou coisa; veneração 3. desvio do interesse sexual para algumas partes do corpo do parceiro, para alguma função fisiológica ou para peças de vestuário, adorno etc. 4. ato de tomar partido a favor de uma pessoa ou contra ela, uma facção ou contra ela etc., sem que importe a justiça ou a verdade; parcialidade
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 fetichismo
- fetichismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fetichismo?
- Brazil /fe.t͡ʃiˈʃiz.mu/
- /fe.t͡ʃiˈʃiʒ.mu/
- Portugal /fɛ.ti.ˈʃiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fetichismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fetichismo in Portuguese?
fetichismo appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).