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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inducing sleep”, “soporific”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hipnótico (feminine hipnótica, masculine plural hipnóticos, feminine plural hipnóticas)
- hypnotic (relating to or causing hypnosis)
- (by extension) enthralling; mesmerising (very exiting)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inducing sleep, soporific”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ibˈnotiko/
- Rhymes: -otiko
- Syllabification: hip‧nó‧ti‧co
Adjective
hipnótico (feminine hipnótica, masculine plural hipnóticos, feminine plural hipnóticas)
- hypnotic, mesmerizing
Noun
hipnótico m (plural hipnóticos)
- hypnotic (a sleep-inducing drug)
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