amiguismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From amigo (“friend”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.miˈɡiz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.miˈɡiʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.miˈɡiz.mo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.miˈɡiʒ.mu/ [ɐ.miˈɣiʒ.mu]

Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʒmu
Hyphenation: a‧mi‧guis‧mo

Noun

amiguismo m (uncountable)

cronyism (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)

Further reading

“amiguismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From amigo +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amiˈɡismo/ [a.miˈɣ̞iz.mo]
Rhymes: -ismo
Syllabification: a‧mi‧guis‧mo

Noun

amiguismo m (plural amiguismos)

cronyism (favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)

Related terms

amiguista

Further reading

“amiguismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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