intocável

Portuguese

Etymology

From in- +‎ tocar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.toˈka.vew/ [ĩ.toˈka.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tuˈka.vɛl/ [ĩ.tuˈka.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tuˈka.vɛl/ [ĩ.tuˈka.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tuˈka.bɛl/ [ĩ.tuˈka.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: -avew, -avɛl

Adjective

intocável m or f (plural intocáveis)

1. untouchable (that cannot or should not be touched)
2. (figuratively) untouchable (that cannot be criticized)

Noun

intocável m or f by sense (plural intocáveis)

1. untouchable (member of the lowest caste in traditional Indian society)

   Synonym: pária

Further reading

• “intocável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “intocável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025