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Latin
Participle
doctō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of doctus
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin doctus, perfect passive participle of doceō (“to teach, to instruct”). Compare the inherited doublet ducho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoɡto/
- Rhymes: -oɡto
- Syllabification: doc‧to
Adjective
docto (feminine docta, masculine plural doctos, feminine plural doctas)
- learned, erudite
- Synonym: erudito
1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:Tuvo muchas veces competencia con el cura de su lugar —que era hombre docto, graduado en Cigüenza— sobre cuál había sido mejor caballero: Palmerín de Ingalaterra o Amadís de Gaula.- Many an argument did he have with the curate of his village (a learned man, and a graduate of Sigüenza) as to which had been the better knight, Palmerin of England or Amadis of Gaul.
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