hereje

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan eretge, from Medieval Latin herēticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose”). Doublet of herético. Compare Portuguese herege.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈɾexe/ [eˈɾe.xe]
  • Rhymes: -exe
  • Syllabification: he‧re‧je

Adjective

hereje m or f (masculine and feminine plural herejes)

  1. heretic
  2. (colloquial, Latin America) disrespectful
  3. (colloquial, Latin America) hard (severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal)

Noun

hereje m or f by sense (plural herejes)

  1. heretic

Further reading

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