apotropaico
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios, “averting, warding off”), from ἀποτρέπω (apotrépō, “to avert, ward off”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editapotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaici, feminine plural apotropaiche)
- apotropaic
- warding off bad luck
Synonyms
editPortuguese
editAdjective
editapotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas)
- (religion, mysticism) apotropaic (intended to ward off evil)
Spanish
editAdjective
editapotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas)
Further reading
edit- “apotropaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Italian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- Italian 6-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/aiko
- Rhymes:Italian/aiko/6 syllables
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