mavórtico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Māvors (“Mars”) +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [maˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [maˈvɔh.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /maˈvɔɾ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈvɔʁ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [maˈvɔχ.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈvɔɻ.t͡ʃi.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈvɔɾ.ti.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈvɔɾ.ti.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈbɔɾ.ti.ku/ [mɐˈβɔɾ.ti.ku]

Adjective

mavórtico (feminine mavórtica, masculine plural mavórticos, feminine plural mavórticas)

1. (Roman mythology) relating to Mars, the Roman god of war
2. (by extension) bellicose

   Synonyms: belicoso, mavórcio

Further reading

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