mendaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem. Compare Spanish mendaz and Italian mendace

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)s/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)s/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)ʃ/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽˈdaʃ/

• Hyphenation: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz m or f (plural mendazes)

1. mendacious, lying

   Synonyms: mentiroso, enganador, falso

   Antonyms: verdadeiro, genuíno, verídico, autêntico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /menˈdaθ/ [mẽn̪ˈd̪aθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /menˈdas/ [mẽn̪ˈd̪as]
• Rhymes: -aθ
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural mendaces)

1. mendacious, lying
   • 2015 October 14, “Tribuna”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Aquel episodio, y las presiones a los magistrados —incluidas las ayudas del abogado de Pujol, Piqué Vidal, luego condenado por corrupto— impidieron durante décadas que los catalanes conocieran el carácter mendaz y gravemente corrupto del pujolismo.

     That episode, and the pressures on the magistrates—with the help of Pujol's lawyer, Piqué Vidal, later convicted for corruption—prevented the Catalans from knowing the mendacious and seriously corrupt nature of Pujolism for decades.

Related terms

• enmendar
• mendacidad
• mentir

 

Further reading

• “mendaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10