fordicídio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fordicīdium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [foɦ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/ [foɦ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [foɦ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/ [foɦ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [foɾ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /foɾ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ [foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /foʁ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒi.o/ [foɻ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /foɻ.d͡ʒiˈsi.d͡ʒjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɔɾ.diˈsi.dju/ [fɔɾ.ðiˈsi.ðju]

• Hyphenation: for‧di‧cí‧di‧o

Noun

fordicídio m (plural fordicídios)

1. (archaic, history, religion) Fordicidia (among the ancient Romans, a ritual that sought to ensure agricultural fertility and which consisted of the sacrifice of a pregnant cow)