prosélito
See also: proselito
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin prosēlytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈzɛ.li.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈzɛ.li.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuˈzɛ.li.tu/
- Hyphenation: pro‧sé‧li‧to
Noun
prosélito m (plural prosélitos, feminine prosélita, feminine plural prosélitas)
- proselyte (one who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin prosēlytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈselito/ [pɾoˈse.li.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -elito
- Syllabification: pro‧sé‧li‧to
Noun
prosélito m (plural prosélitos, feminine prosélita, feminine plural prosélitas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “prosélito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024