emedebista

Portuguese

Etymology

From MDB (initialism for Movimento Democrático Brasileiro) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.miˌdeˈbis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.miˌdeˈbis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.miˌdeˈbiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.meˌdeˈbis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.mɨˌdeˈbiʃ.tɐ/ [ˌɛ.mɨˌðeˈβiʃ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: e‧me‧de‧bis‧ta

Noun

emedebista m or f by sense (plural emedebistas)

1. (politics) A member or supporter of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, a political party in Brazil.

   Synonym: (dated) peemedebista

Adjective

emedebista m or f (plural emedebistas)

1. (politics) Of or relating to the Brazilian Democratic Movement.

   Synonym: (dated) peemedebista

Further reading

• “emedebista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025