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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧pó‧cri‧ta
Adjective
hipócrita m or f (plural hipócritas)
- hypocritical (characterised by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite)
Noun
hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)
- hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy)
Spanish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “to answer, act, feign”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈpokɾita/
- Rhymes: -okɾita
- Syllabification: hi‧pó‧cri‧ta
Adjective
hipócrita m or f (masculine and feminine plural hipócritas)
- hypocritical
- Synonym: mojigato
Noun
hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)
- hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy)
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