xiismo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈiz.mu/ [ʃɪˈiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃjiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈiz.mu/ [ʃɪˈiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃjiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈiʒ.mu/ [ʃɪˈiʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃjiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈiz.mo/ [ʃɪˈiz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃjiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃjiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: xi‧is‧mo

Noun

xiismo m (plural xiismos)

1. (Islam) Shi'a; Shi'ism; Shia Islam (a branch of Islam)