índole

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See also: indole

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (“talent, nature”).[1] Compare Italian indole.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

índole f (plural índoles)

  1. temperament (a person’s normal manner of thinking, behaving or reacting)
    Synonyms: temperamento, carácter, vocação

References

  1. ^ “índole”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indolēs (“talent, nature”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈindole/
  • Rhymes: -indole
  • Syllabification: ín‧do‧le

Noun

índole f (plural índoles)

  1. type, kind, sort
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael‎, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Como muchos de los hombres de su índole, que no temían a Dios, ni sabían orar y sí apenas hacerse en la boca la señal de la cruz
      Like many men of his sort, who did not fear God, nor knew how to pray, and scarcely knew how to mouth the Sign of the Cross
  2. nature, character

References

  1. ^ “índole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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