uxório

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin uxōrius.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ukˈsɔ.ɾi.u/ [ukˈsɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ukˈsɔ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ukˈsɔ.ɾi.u/ [ukˈsɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ukˈsɔ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ukˈsɔ.ɾi.o/ [ukˈsɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ukˈsɔ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈksɔ.ɾju/

Adjective

uxório (feminine uxória, masculine plural uxórios, feminine plural uxórias)

1. uxorial, wifely

   Synonyms: uxoriano, uxórico

Related terms

• uxoricídio
• uxorilocal

Further reading

• “uxório”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “uxório”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025