catecismo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- catequismo
- katecismo (obsolete)
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin catēchismus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈsiz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.teˈsiʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈsiz.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɨˈsiʒ.mu/
Noun
catecismo m (plural catecismos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “catecismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “catecismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin catēchismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kateˈθismo/ [ka.t̪eˈθiz.mo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /kateˈsismo/ [ka.t̪eˈsiz.mo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: ca‧te‧cis‧mo
Noun
catecismo m (plural catecismos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “catecismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025