vergonha
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia. Compare Catalan vergonya, French vergogne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [berˈɣuɲo]
Noun
vergonha f (plural vergonhas)
- shame
- French government policies that disparage and marginalize non-French languages
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese vergonna (displacing collateral form vergonça, compare Spanish vergüenza), from Vulgar Latin *verecunnia, from the Latin verēcundia.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨɾ.ˈɣo.ɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: ver‧go‧nha
Noun
vergonha f (plural vergonhas)
- shame
Related terms
- envergonhar