amiguismo
Portuguese
Etymology
From amigo + -ismo.
Noun
amiguismo m (uncountable)
- cronyism (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Further reading
- “amiguismo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
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