místico

See also: mistico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmiʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ko/

  • Hyphenation: mís‧ti‧co

Adjective

místico (feminine mística, masculine plural místicos, feminine plural místicas)

  1. mystic; mystical (relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries)
  2. mystic (mysterious and strange)

Noun

místico m (plural místicos, feminine mística, feminine plural místicas)

  1. mystic (someone who practises mysticism)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmistiko/ [ˈmis.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -istiko
  • Syllabification: mís‧ti‧co

Adjective

místico (feminine mística, masculine plural místicos, feminine plural místicas)

  1. mystical

Noun

místico m (plural místicos, feminine mística, feminine plural místicas)

  1. mystic

Derived terms

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