apotropaico
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios, “averting, warding off”), from ἀποτρέπω (apotrépō, “to avert, ward off”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaici, feminine plural apotropaiche)
- apotropaic
- warding off bad luck
Synonyms edit
Portuguese edit
Adjective edit
apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas)
- (religion, mysticism) apotropaic (intended to ward off evil)
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
apotropaico (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