candomblecista

Portuguese

Etymology

From Candomblé +‎ -c- +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõ.bleˈsis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõ.bleˈsis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõ.bleˈsiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõ.bleˈsis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.dõ.blɨˈsiʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -istɐ, -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: can‧dom‧ble‧cis‧ta

Adjective

candomblecista m or f (plural candomblecistas, not comparable)

1. (religion, relational) of the Candomblé religion

Noun

candomblecista m or f by sense (plural candomblecistas)

1. (religion) a follower of the Candomblé religion

Further reading

• “candomblecista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “candomblecista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024