ocidental
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- occidental (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occidentālis (“western”), from occidēns (“west”), occidō (“fall down; pass away”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌo.si.dẽ.ˈtaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.si.ðẽ.ˈtaɫ/
Adjective
ocidental m or f (plural ocidentais, comparable)
- west; western (of, facing, situated in, or related to the west)
- Western (pertaining to the West)
Synonyms
- (west; western): oeste
Antonyms
- (west; western): leste, oriental
- (Western): oriental
Related terms
- ocidentalidade
- ocidentalismo
- ocidentalista
- ocidentalização
- ocidentalizado
- ocidentalizante
- ocidentalizar
- ocidente