It was incorporated into Portuguese from another word of the English language
The vocabulary of the Portuguese language is vast and full of curiosities.
Did you know that there is such a word in Portuguese that few people can pronounce it at once?
With impressive 46 letters, she even challenges those who are easy to pronounce.
With 46 letters, the longest word in Portuguese is almost unpronounceable and few people know
The Portuguese language is known for its complexity, with elaborate grammatical rules and words that can be true challenges for those learning.
Also, it has extremely long terms, which almost never appear on a daily basis.
Some of these “profanity” were created to describe technical and scientific concepts, while others simply emerged as linguistic exaggerations,
The champion in extension in our language is pneumoultramicroscopicosilicanocanochanociotic pneumoultramicos.
Hard to read, isn’t it? This word refers to a lung disease caused by inhalation of volcanic gray particles.
It was incorporated into Portuguese from English and has become a real challenge for those who try to pronounce it without making a mistake or losing their breath.
Where did that word come from?
The term initially emerged in English, purposely created to be the longest word of language by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers’ League, an American association of wordplay enthusiasts.
Later, he was adopted in Portuguese and officially registered in dictionaries.
Other long and curious words of Portuguese
If you found complicated pneumoultramicoscopicosilicosicosicosicosilicosilicosilicosilicosilicosilicniocrical, know that Portuguese has other extensive words with peculiar meanings. See some of them:
- Anti -couponalismally (29 Letters): means “extremely contrary to the Constitution.”
- Ophthalmotorrinolaryngologist (28 Letters): Doctor specializing in eyes, ears, nose and throat.
- Paraclorobenzilpirrolidinonetilbenzimidazol (43 letters): Chemical name of a drug used against worms.
- Hypopotomotrosesquipedaliophobia (33 letters): Ironically, it means “irrational fear of long words.”
- Electroencephalographer (22 Letters): Professional who performs electroencephalography exams.
- Tetrabrometacresolsulfonoftaleína (37 letters): Substance used as a pH indicator.
- Sternocleidomastoid (22 letters): muscle located in the neck.
- Unconstitutionality (21 Letters): Characterizes something that is not in accordance with the Constitution.
- Histocompatibility (18 Letters): Refers to the compatibility of transplant tissues.
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