caquistocracia
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from English kakistocracy.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.kis.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.kiʃ.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.kis.to.kɾaˈsi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.kiʃ.tu.kɾɐˈsi.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧quis‧to‧cra‧ci‧a
Noun
caquistocracia f (plural caquistocracias)
- kakistocracy (government exercised by the least capable)
Further reading
- “caquistocracia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “caquistocracia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kakistoˈkɾaθja/ [ka.kis.t̪oˈkɾa.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /kakistoˈkɾasja/ [ka.kis.t̪oˈkɾa.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -asja (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ca‧quis‧to‧cra‧cia
Noun
caquistocracia f (plural caquistocracias)