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Holocausto

Holocausto

See also: holocausto

Portuguese

Proper noun

Holocausto m

  1. Holocaust (the mass murder of 6 million Jews, or 11 million people as a whole, by Nazi Germany)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Holocausto m

  1. Holocaust (the mass murder of Jews and other groups by the Nazi regime during World War II)

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holocausto

holocausto

See also: Holocausto

Latin

Noun

holocaustō

  1. dative singular of holocaustum
  2. ablative singular of holocaustum

Portuguese

Noun

holocausto m (plural holocaustos)

  1. holocaust (sacrifice to a god)
  2. holocaust (annihilation of a group of animals or people)
  3. holocaust (state-sponsored mass murder of an ethnic group)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o̞lo̞ˈkausto̞/

Noun

holocausto m (plural holocaustos)

  1. holocaust