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pseudo-

Portuguese, prefix/piˌsew.do/

pseudo- is spelled P-S-E-U-D-O (6 letters). Pseudo- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “pseudo- (not genuine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “falso”.

What does pseudo- mean in English?

prefix

  1. 1

    pseudo- (not genuine)

    pseudociência

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. falso

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 pseudo-?

  • Brazil /piˌsew.do/
  • Brazil [piˌseʊ̯.do]
  • Brazil /ˌpsew.do/

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

English words that translate to pseudo-

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

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