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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “to initiate”), from μύω (múō, “to shut”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /miʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /miʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾjo/
Noun
mistério m (plural mistérios)
- mystery (something that is unexplained)