subrepticio
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin subreptīcius.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /subrebˈtiθjo/ [suβ̞.reβ̞ˈt̪i.θjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /subrebˈtisjo/ [suβ̞.reβ̞ˈt̪i.sjo]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθjo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -isjo
Adjective edit
subrepticio (feminine subrepticia, masculine plural subrepticios, feminine plural subrepticias)
- stealthy (having or feigning stealth)
- clandestine, hidden
- surreptitious
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “subrepticio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014