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holocausto¹

  • /ɔ.lɔ.ˈkawʃ.tu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do grego ὁλόκαυστον [ὁλον (todo, total) + καυστον (queimado)].

noun

  1. sacrifício em que se queimavam as vítimas

Holocausto²

noun

  1. Crime, história extermínio dos judeus na Segunda Guerra Mundial

Similar: Shoá

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: Shoá

In English

  • holocaust offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes
  • Holocaust the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany

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"holocausto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/holocausto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

holocausto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/holocausto

Chicago

"holocausto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/holocausto.

BibTeX
@misc{holocausto_2026,
  title = {holocausto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/holocausto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}