ditadura

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictatura, from dictō.

Noun

ditadura f (plural ditaduras)

  1. dictatorship

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dictātūra, dictātor (“chief magistrate”), from dictō (“I dictate, I prescribe”), from dīcō (“I say, I speak”), Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-e- (“to show, point out”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒi.ta.ˈdu.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.tɐ.ˈðu.ɾɐ/

Noun

ditadura f (plural ditaduras)

  1. dictatorship (a government led by a dictator)

Synonyms
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