hipergamia

Portuguese, noun/i.peʁ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ/

hipergamia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does hipergamia mean in English?

noun

1
femininehypergamy (act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself)

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

Forms of hipergamia

hipergamias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hipergamia?

Brazil /i.peʁ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ/
Brazil [i.peɦ.ɡaˈmi.ɐ]
/i.peɾ.ɡaˈmi.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 hipergamia

hypergamy

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.