palimpsesto
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word palimpsesto. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word palimpsesto, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say palimpsesto in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word palimpsesto you have here. The definition of the word palimpsesto will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpalimpsesto, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Noun
palimpsēstō
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧limp‧ses‧to
Noun
palimpsesto m (plural palimpsestos)
- palimpsest (a manuscript scraped clean for reuse)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).
Pronunciation
Noun
palimpsesto m (plural palimpsestos)
Further reading
- “palimpsesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10