acirologia

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin acyrologiam.

Noun

acirologia f (plural acirologie)

1. (grammar) acyrology

Anagrams

• cariologia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin acyrologia, from Ancient Greek ἀκυρολογία (akurología). First attested in c. 16th century.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.si.ɾo.loˈʒi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.si.ɾo.loˈʒi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.si.ɾo.loˈʒi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.si.ɾu.luˈʒi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧ci‧ro‧lo‧gi‧a

Noun

acirologia f (plural acirologias)

1. (rhetoric) acyrologia (improper use of a word)