feitiço

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Compare the borrowed doublets factício and fetiche. Cognate with Spanish hechizo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fejˈt͡ʃi.su/ [feɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fejˈt͡ʃi.su/ [feɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fejˈt͡ʃi.so/ [feɪ̯ˈt͡ʃi.so]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˈti.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐjˈti.su/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈti.su/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fejˈti.su/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /feˈti.su/

• Hyphenation: fei‧ti‧ço

Adjective

feitiço (feminine feitiça, masculine plural feitiços, feminine plural feitiças)

1. feigned, false

Noun

feitiço m (plural feitiços)

1. spell, incantation
2. witchcraft, sorcery
3. amulet, charm

Descendants

• → Dutch: fetisj
• → French: fétiche (see there for further descendants)