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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scepticus, from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to consider”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈθebtiko/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /eˈsebtiko/
- Rhymes: -ebtiko
- Syllabification: es‧cép‧ti‧co
Adjective
escéptico (feminine escéptica, masculine plural escépticos, feminine plural escépticas)
- skeptical
Derived terms
Noun
escéptico m (plural escépticos, feminine escéptica, feminine plural escépticas)
- skeptic
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