neófito

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

neófito m (plural neófitos)

  1. neophyte
  2. novice

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈofito/
  • Rhymes: -ofito
  • Syllabification: ne‧ó‧fi‧to

Noun

neófito m (plural neófitos, feminine neófita, feminine plural neófitas)

  1. neophyte, novice

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