English

Noun

testimonio ‎(plural testimonios)

1. (sociology) a first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative
   • 1988, Sommer D. "Not Just a Personal Story: Women’s Testimonios and the Plural Self". In: Schenck C, Brodzki B Life/Lines: Theoretical Essays on Women’s Autobiography. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
   • 1989 (Spring), John Beverley "The Margin at the Center: On Testimonio (Testimonial Narrative)" MFS Modern Fiction Studies Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 11-28 doi:10.1353/mfs.0.0923

Usage note

• Common in feminist and postmodern academic discourse

Italian

Etymology

From Latin testimōnium.

Noun

testimonio m ‎(plural testimoni)

1. witness

Synonyms

• testimone

Verb

testimonio

1. first-person singular present indicative of testimoniare

Anagrams

• monoteisti

Latin

Noun

testimōniō

1. dative singular of testimōnium
2. ablative singular of testimōnium

Spanish

Noun

testimonio m ‎(plural testimonios)

1. testimony.

Verb

testimonio

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of testimoniar.