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latinismo

Portuguese, noun/la.t͡ʃiˈniz.mu/

latinismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Latinism (any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “palavra ou locução própria da língua latina”.

What does latinismo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineLatinism (any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. palavra ou locução própria da língua latina

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 latinismo

  • latinismos plural

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

How do you pronounce latinismo?

  • Brazil /la.t͡ʃiˈniz.mu/
  • /la.t͡ʃiˈniʒ.mu/
  • Portugal /lɐ.tiˈniʒ.mu/

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