hipócrita

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧pó‧cri‧ta

Adjective

hipócrita m or f (plural hipócritas)

  1. hypocritical (characterised by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite)

Noun

hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)

  1. 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)

  1. hypocritical
    Synonym: mojigato

Noun

hipócrita m or f by sense (plural hipócritas)

  1. hypocrite (person practising hypocrisy)

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