maquiavélico
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- machiavellico (obsolete)
Etymology
From Maquiavel + -ico.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ki.aˈvɛ.li.ku/ [ma.kɪ.aˈvɛ.li.ku], (faster pronunciation) /ma.kjaˈvɛ.li.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ki.aˈvɛ.li.ko/ [ma.kɪ.aˈvɛ.li.ko], (faster pronunciation) /ma.kjaˈvɛ.li.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.kjɐˈvɛ.li.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.kjɐˈbɛ.li.ku/ [mɐ.kjɐˈβɛ.li.ku]
Adjective
maquiavélico (feminine maquiavélica, masculine plural maquiavélicos, feminine plural maquiavélicas)
- (derogatory) Machiavellian (cunning, scheming and unscrupulous in pursuing one’s goals)
- (philosophy, sometimes proscribed) Machiavellian (relating to Niccolò Machiavelli or his philosophical system)
- Synonym: maquiaveliano
Spanish
Etymology
From Maquiavelo + -ico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /makjaˈbeliko/ [ma.kjaˈβ̞e.li.ko]
- Rhymes: -eliko
- Syllabification: ma‧quia‧vé‧li‧co
Adjective
maquiavélico (feminine maquiavélica, masculine plural maquiavélicos, feminine plural maquiavélicas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “maquiavélico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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