autovampirismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From auto- +‎ vampirismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiz.mu/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiz.mu/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiz.mu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiʒ.mu/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiz.mo/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.vɐ̃.piˈɾiz.mo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.vɐ̃.piˈɾiʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.vɐ̃.piˈɾiʒ.mu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.bɐ̃.piˈɾiʒ.mu/ [ˌaw.tɔ.βɐ̃.piˈɾiʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: au‧to‧vam‧pi‧ris‧mo

Noun

autovampirismo m (plural autovampirismos)

1. autovampirism
   • 2019, Márcia Macedo, “Canibalismo”, in Educa Mais Brasil‎^[1]:

     Há também quem coma os pedaços de si mesmo para depois poder beber o próprio sangue, ato chamado de autovampirismo.

     There are also those who eat pieces of themselves so they can then drink their own blood, an act called autovampirism.