amuleto

Esperanto

Etymology

From English amulet, French amulette, German Amulett, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish amuleto, Russian амуле́т (amulét), all ultimately from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amuˈleto/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Hyphenation: a‧mu‧le‧to

Noun

amuleto (accusative singular amuleton, plural amuletoj, accusative plural amuletojn)

  1. amulet (protective charm or ornament)
    • Heinrich August Luyken, Pro Iŝtar, Ĉapitro 2,
      Dume senditoj de la Babela pastraro vendis, senbrue sed persiste kaj elokvente, amuletojn kontraŭ la potenco de malbonaj spiritoj;
      Meanwhile, emissaries from the Babylonian priesthood noiselessly but persistently sold amulets against the power of evil spirits

Italian

Etymology

From Latin amulētum.

Noun

amuleto m (plural amuleti)

  1. amulet, lucky charm
    Synonym: portafortuna

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

amulētō

  1. dative/ablative singular of amulētum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.muˈle.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.muˈle.to/

Noun

amuleto m (plural amuletos)

  1. amulet (object intended to bring protection to its owner)
    Synonym: talismã

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amuˈleto/ [a.muˈle.t̪o]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: a‧mu‧le‧to

Noun

amuleto m (plural amuletos)

  1. amulet
    Synonym: talismán

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amuleto, from Latin amulētum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamuˈleto/ [ʔɐ.mʊˈlɛː.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: a‧mu‧le‧to

Noun

amuleto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜎᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. amulet
    Synonyms: anting-anting, agimat, dupil, mutya

See also

Further reading

  • amuleto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 32