extrema-esquerda

Portuguese

Etymology

From extrema (“extreme”) +‎ esquerda (“left”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.isˈkeʁ.dɐ/ [isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.isˈkeɦ.dɐ], /esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.esˈkeʁ.dɐ/ [esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.esˈkeɦ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.isˈkeʁ.dɐ/ [isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.isˈkeɦ.dɐ], /esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.esˈkeʁ.dɐ/ [esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.esˈkeɦ.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˌtɾẽ.mɐ.isˈkeɾ.dɐ/, /esˌtɾẽ.mɐ.esˈkeɾ.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.iʃˈkeʁ.dɐ/, /eʃˌtɾẽ.mɐ.eʃˈkeʁ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˌtɾe.ma.esˈkeɻ.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˌtɾe.mɐ.(i)ʃˈkeɾ.dɐ/ [(i)ʃˌtɾe.mɐ.(i)ʃˈkeɾ.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: ex‧tre‧ma‧es‧quer‧da

Noun

extrema-esquerda f (uncountable)

1. far left

   Antonyms: extrema-direita, ultradireita

Further reading

• “extrema-esquerda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025