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mongoloide
mongoloide
See also: mongolóide
Italian
Adjective
mongoloide m, f (masculine and feminine plural mongoloidi)
Noun
mongoloide m, f (plural mongoloidi)
Related terms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- mongolóide (superseded)
Etymology
From mongol (“Mongol”) + -oide.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmõ.ɡo.ˈlɔj.d͡ʒi/
Noun
mongoloide m f (plural mongoloides)
- (anthropology) mongoloid (member of the race native to North Asia, East Asia, Oceania and Greenland)
- (offensive) mongoloid (someone with Down’s syndrome)
- (offensive) mongoloid; retard; idiot (generic term of abuse)
Synonyms
Adjective
mongoloide m, f (plural mongoloides, comparable)
- (offensive) having Down's syndrome