mendaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendācem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)s/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mẽˈda(j)ʃ/ [mẽˈda(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mẽˈdaʃ/

Hyphenation: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz m or f (plural mendazes)

mendacious, lying
Synonyms: mentiroso, enganador, falso

Antonyms: verdadeiro, genuíno, verídico, autêntico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mendacem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /menˈdaθ/ [mẽn̪ˈd̪aθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /menˈdas/ [mẽn̪ˈd̪as]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: men‧daz

Adjective

mendaz (plural mendaces)

mendacious, lying
- 2015 October 14, “Tribuna”, in El País‎:
  Aquel episodio, y las presiones a los magistrados —incluidas las ayudas del abogado de Pujol, Piqué Vidal, luego condenado por corrupto— impidieron durante décadas que los catalanes conocieran el carácter mendaz y gravemente corrupto del pujolismo.
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Related terms

Further reading

“mendaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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