holocausto

holocausto

See also: Holocausto

Latin

Noun

holocaustō

1. dative/ablative singular of holocaustum

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Portuguese

Noun

holocausto m (plural holocaustos)

1. holocaust (sacrifice to a god)
2. holocaust (annihilation of a group of animals or people)

   Synonyms: genocídio, extermínio

3. holocaust (state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oloˈkausto/ [o.loˈkau̯s.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -austo
• Syllabification: ho‧lo‧caus‧to

Noun

holocausto m (plural holocaustos)

1. holocaust
2. (archaic, biblical) A burnt offering

Further reading

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