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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios, “averting, warding off”), from ἀποτρέπω (apotrépō, “to avert, ward off”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.po.troˈpa.i.ko/
- Rhymes: -aiko
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧tro‧pà‧i‧co
Adjective
apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaici, feminine plural apotropaiche)
- apotropaic
- warding off bad luck
Synonyms
Portuguese
Adjective
apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas)
- (religion, mysticism) apotropaic (intended to ward off evil)
Spanish
Adjective
apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas)
- apotropaic
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