expiatório

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin expiātōrius. By surface analysis, expiar +‎ -tório.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pi.aˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [is.pɪ.aˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /is.pjaˈtɔ.ɾju/, /es.pi.aˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [es.pɪ.aˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjaˈtɔ.ɾju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pi.aˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [iʃ.pɪ.aˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /iʃ.pjaˈtɔ.ɾju/, /eʃ.pi.aˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ [eʃ.pɪ.aˈtɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /eʃ.pjaˈtɔ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pi.aˈtɔ.ɾi.o/ [es.pɪ.aˈtɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /es.pjaˈtɔ.ɾjo/
 

Adjective

expiatório (feminine expiatória, masculine plural expiatórios, feminine plural expiatórias)

  1. that which serves as penance or atonement

Derived terms

Usage notes

In practical use, this is seen almost exclusively in bode expiatório (“scapegoat”).

Further reading

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