Portuguese

Noun

masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)

1. masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain)

Spanish

Etymology

Coined in German as Masochismus 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/

Noun

masoquismo m ‎(plural masoquismos)

1. masochism

Related terms

• masoquista