propaganda

/pɾopaˈɡɐ̃dɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as propagandas

Meaning

  1. advertising

    • Vi uma propaganda.

      I saw an advert.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

publicidade

propaganda can also mean "propaganda" in the political sense; publicidade is more neutral, commercial advertising.

Similar in other languages

German

Reklame

Reklame is the German word for the same thing — both mean "advertising."

Spanish

publicidad

publicidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "advertising."

Practice

1 What does propaganda mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vi uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches propaganda?

noun

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