Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: hi‧pó‧cri‧ta

Adjective edit

hipócrita m or f (plural hipócritas)

  1. hypocritical (characterised by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite)

Noun edit

hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)

  1. hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy)

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Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, actor, hypocrite), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, to answer, act, feign).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iˈpokɾita/ [iˈpo.kɾi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -okɾita
  • Syllabification: hi‧pó‧cri‧ta

Adjective edit

hipócrita m or f (masculine and feminine plural hipócritas)

  1. hypocritical
    Synonym: mojigato

Noun edit

hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)

  1. hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy)

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