assexual

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ sexual.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.sek.suˈaw/ [a.sek.sʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.sekˈswaw/ [a.sekˈswaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɛˈkswal/ [ɐ.sɛˈkswaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɛˈkswal/ [ɐ.sɛˈkswaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.sɛˈkswa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: as‧se‧xu‧al

Adjective

assexual m or f (plural assexuais)

1. (biology) asexual (having no distinct sex)

   Synonym: assexuado

2. asexual (somebody who does not experience sexual attraction)

Derived terms

• assexualidade
• assexualmente

 

Further reading

• “assexual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024