cacofonia
See also: cacofonía
Italian
Etymology
caco- + -fonia
Noun
cacofonia f (plural cacofonie)
- cacophony
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.ko.fo.ˈni.ɐ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.ko.fo.ˈni.a/
- Hyphenation: ca‧co‧fo‧ni‧a
Noun
cacofonia f (plural cacofonias)
- cacophony (mix of discordant sounds; dissonance)
Synonyms
- dissonância
Antonyms
- harmonia
Related terms
- cacófono