talassa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”), word that headed a document addressed to João Franco, a Portuguese monarchist politician from the early 20th century, and that at the time was the subject of great debate.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈla.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈla.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /taˈla.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐˈla.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: ta‧la‧ssa

Noun

talassa m or f (plural talassas or talassaria)

1. (Portugal, politics, historical) a person who was part of the Francoist party (of João Franco, Portuguese politician from the late constitutional monarchy)

   Synonym: franquista

2. (Portugal, derogatory) monarchist
3. (Portugal, derogatory) reactionary

Adjective

talassa m or f (plural talassas)

1. (Portugal, politics, historical) a person who was part of the Francoist party (of João Franco, Portuguese politician from the late constitutional monarchy)

   Synonym: franquista

2. (Portugal, derogatory) monarchist
3. (Portugal, derogatory) reactionary

Related terms

• talassónimo

Further reading

• “talassa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “talassa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• Talassa (política) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt