mistério

See also: misterio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mysterio (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “to initiate”), from μύω (múō, “to shut”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [misˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /miʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [miʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /miʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [misˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /miʃˈtɛ.ɾju/

Hyphenation: mis‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

mistério m (plural mistérios)

mystery (something that is unexplained)
- 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter VI, in Cahetés‎^[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 37:
  — Vamos ver, continuou Adrião. Detesto mysterios. Fizeram-lhe alguma grosseria por lá? Se fizeram...
  “Let’s see”, Adrião followed. “I hate mysteries. Were they impolite to you there? If they were...”

Derived terms

misterioso