ginefilia
Portuguese, noun/ʒi.ne.fiˈli.ɐ/
ginefilia is spelled G-I-N-E-F-I-L-I-A (9 letters). Ginefilia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “gynephilia (sexual attraction to women)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “amor por mulheres; atração sexual por mulheres em geral”.
What does ginefilia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegynephilia (sexual attraction to women)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. amor por mulheres; atração sexual por mulheres em geral
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 ginefilia?
- Brazil /ʒi.ne.fiˈli.ɐ/
- Portugal /ʒi.nɨ.fiˈli.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.