estigma

Portuguese

Noun

estigma m (plural estigmas)

stigma (mark of infamy)
(botany) stigma (part of the pistil)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) "brand, mark", from στίζω (stízō) "I mark".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈtiɡma/, [esˈt̪iɣma]

Noun

estigma m (plural estigmas)

(botany, pathology, zoology, figuratively) stigma

Related terms

estigmatizar

External links

“estigma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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