piromancia

See also: piromància

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾo.mɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾo.mɐ̃ˈsi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pi.ɾu.mɐ̃ˈsi.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ro‧man‧ci‧a

Noun

piromancia f (plural piromancias)

  1. pyromancy

Further reading

  • piromancia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin pyromantīa, from Ancient Greek πυρομαντεία (puromanteía), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr), πῠρός (pŭrós). Equivalent to piro- +‎ -mancia.

Noun

piromancia f (uncountable)

  1. pyromancy

Further reading