bovárico

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after the Flaubertian character Emma Bovary + -ico (“-ic, -ical”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈva.ɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈva.ɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈva.ɾi.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔˈva.ɾi.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔˈva.ɾi.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɔˈba.ɾi.ku/ [bɔˈβa.ɾi.ku]

• Rhymes: -aɾiku
• Hyphenation: bo‧vá‧ri‧co

Adjective

bovárico (feminine bovárica, masculine plural bováricos, feminine plural bováricas)

1. (psychology, relational) of bovarysm/bovarism

Related terms

• bovarismo