masoquismo
Portuguese
Etymology
From German Masoch (name of Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch)) + -ismo.
Noun
masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)
- masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain)
Spanish
Etymology
From German Masochismus; coined by neurologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian writer whose novella Venus in Furs (German Venus im Pelz) explores a sadomasochistic relationship.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /masoˈkismo/ [ma.soˈkiz.mo]
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: ma‧so‧quis‧mo
Noun
masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)
- masochism
Related terms
- masoquista
Further reading
- “masoquismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014