safista

Portuguese

Etymology

From Safo (“Sappho, Ancient Greek poet”) +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /saˈfiʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈfis.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈfiʃ.tɐ/

Noun

safista f (plural safistas)

sapphist; lesbian (homosexual female)
Synonyms: lésbica, (pejorative) sapatão

Adjective

safista m or f (plural safistas)

(relational) lesbian
Synonym: lésbico

Related terms

safismo

Further reading

“safista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“safista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026