equívoco

See also: equivoco, equivocó, and equivocò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal, ambiguous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈki.vo.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈki.vo.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈki.vo.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈki.vu.ku/, /eˈki.vu.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈki.vu.ku/, /eˈki.vu.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈki.bu.ku/ [iˈki.βu.ku], /eˈki.bu.ku/ [eˈki.βu.ku]

Adjective

equívoco (feminine equívoca, masculine plural equívocos, feminine plural equívocas)

1. ambiguous; equivocal
2. erroneous

   Synonym: duvidoso

Antonyms

• inequívoco

Noun

equívoco m (plural equívocos)

1. mistake; error

   Synonyms: erro, engano

2. pun

   Synonym: trocadilho

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal, ambiguous”), from aequus (“equal”) +‎ vocāre (“call”). Cognate to English equivocal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈkiboko/ [eˈki.β̞o.ko]
• (Rioplatense)

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• Rhymes: -iboko
• Syllabification: e‧quí‧vo‧co

Adjective

equívoco (feminine equívoca, masculine plural equívocos, feminine plural equívocas)

1. ambiguous; equivocal

   Synonym: ambiguo

2. erroneous

   Antonym: inequívoco

Derived terms

• equivocidad

 

Noun

equívoco m (plural equívocos)

1. error

Related terms

• equivocación
• equivocado
• equivocar

 

Further reading

• “equívoco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014