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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin domesticus (“domestic”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: do‧més‧ti‧co
Adjective
doméstico (feminine doméstica, masculine plural domésticos, feminine plural domésticas)
- domestic (of or relating to the home)
- Synonyms: caseiro, domiciliar, domiciliário, familiar
- domestic (of an animal: which is kept by someone)
- Synonyms: domado, manso
- Antonym: selvagem
Noun
doméstico m (plural domésticos, feminine doméstica, feminine plural domésticas)
- domestic, house servant
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin domesticus (“domestic”), from domus (“house”), from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doˈmestiko/
- Rhymes: -estiko
- Syllabification: do‧més‧ti‧co
Adjective
doméstico (feminine doméstica, masculine plural domésticos, feminine plural domésticas)
- domestic, household, home
- Antonym: silvestre
Derived terms
Noun
doméstico m (plural domésticos, feminine doméstica, feminine plural domésticas)
- (Chile) a person who steals from their neighbors
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