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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese abito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin habitus (“attire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hábito m (plural hábitos)
- habit (an action done on a regular basis)
- Synonyms: obenza, vezo
- habit (clothing of priests and nuns)
Derived terms
References
- “abito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “abito” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “hábito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “hábito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abito, borrowed from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -abitu
- Hyphenation: há‧bi‧to
Noun
hábito m (plural hábitos)
- habit (an action done on a regular basis)
- Synonyms: costume, vício, rotina
- habit (clothing of priests and nuns)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin habitus.
Pronunciation
Noun
hábito m (plural hábitos)
- habit, custom
- Synonym: costumbre
- habit (of a monk)
- military rank
- insignia (indicating a military rank)
- (mineralogy) habit (of a crystal)
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