Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chavismo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: chav-is-mo
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Chavismo.

Uncountable

noun

A left-wing populist ideology based on the policies of Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), the former president of Venezuela (2002–2013), and the politics of the Bolivarian Revolution (Bolivarianism).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As [Nicolás] Maduro sits in jail in New York, at home [Delcy] Rodríguez is remaking Chavismo, the revolutionary movement launched by Chávez, in her image."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chavismo; itself from Chávez (“Hugo Chávez”) + -ismo.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: chavismo
Suffix: Chávez

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Chavism Chavezism

Questions

What does chavismo mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Chavismo.
Where does chavismo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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