incógnita

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See also: incognita

Asturian

Noun

incógnita f (plural incógnites)

  1. unknown

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈkɔ.ɡu.i.ni.tɐ/ , /ĩˈkɔ.ɡi.ni.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩˈkɔ.ɡu.i.ni.ta/ , /ĩˈkɔ.ɡi.ni.ta/

  • Hyphenation: in‧cóg‧ni‧ta

Noun

incógnita f (plural incógnitas)

  1. (algebra) unknown (variable whose value is to be found)
  2. unknown (an unknown fact or piece of information)
    • 2006, Cássia Marina Moreira, Águas que transformam, Editora Agora, →ISBN, page 32:
      Quando embarquei para Abrolhos, não fazia a mínima idéia de como iria se desenrolar o processo, só sabia que coletaria a água com a energia deixada pelas baleias; mas quando e como faria isso era uma incógnita.
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Adjective

incógnita

  1. feminine singular of incógnito

Spanish

Noun

incógnita f (plural incógnitas)

  1. (algebra) unknown (variable whose value is to be found)
  2. mystery, hidden motive

Adjective

incógnita

  1. feminine singular of incógnito

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