hipérbole

See also: hiperbole and hipèrbole

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin hyperbole, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Noun

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

  1. hyperbola
  2. hyperbole
  • hiperbolóide

Further reading
  • “hipérbole” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hyperbole, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Noun

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

  1. hyperbole (rhetorical device)

Further reading
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