passabilidade

Portuguese

Etymology

Apparently a calque of English passability. By surface analysis, passável +‎ -idade.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.sa.bi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.sa.bi.liˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.sa.bi.liˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.sɐ.bi.liˈda.dɨ/ [pɐ.sɐ.βi.liˈða.ðɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ad͡ʒi, (Portugal) -adɨ

Noun

passabilidade f (plural passabilidades)

1. (sociology) passing (the ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own)

   Aquela mulher trans não tem passabilidade. ― That trans woman doesn't pass.

Further reading

• passabilidade on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• passabilidade de gênero on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt