pejorativo

Portuguese

Etymology

From French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin peioratus, past participle of pēiōrō (“I make worse”), from Latin pēior (“worse”).

Pronunciation

(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ˌʒo.ɾa.ˈt͡ʃi.vo/

Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧ti‧vo

Noun

pejorativo m (plural pejorativos)

pejorative (disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression)

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:insulto

Adjective

pejorativo m (feminine singular pejorativa, masculine plural pejorativos, feminine plural pejorativas, comparable)

pejorative; disparaging

Synonyms

depreciativo

Related terms

pior
piorar

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