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terceiro-mundista

Portuguese, adjective/teʁˌse(j).ɾu.mũˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/

terceiro-mundista is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “third-world” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does terceiro-mundista mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinethird-world

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. estudioso das questões do Terceiro Mundo

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 terceiro-mundista

  • terceiro-mundistas plural

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

How do you pronounce terceiro-mundista?

  • Brazil /teʁˌse(j).ɾu.mũˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/
  • Brazil [tehˌse(ɪ̯).ɾu.mũˈd͡ʒis.tɐ]
  • /teɾˌse(j).ɾu.mũˈd͡ʒis.tɐ/

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