discípulo

See also: discipulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discipulus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsi.pu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsi.pu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈsi.pu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /diʃˈsi.pu.lu/, /diˈsi.pu.lu/

Noun

discípulo m (plural discípulos, feminine discípula, feminine plural discípulas)

1. disciple (a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others)
2. disciple (an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discipulus. Cognate with English disciple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /disˈθipulo/ [d̪isˈθi.pu.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /diˈsipulo/ [d̪iˈsi.pu.lo]
• Rhymes: -ipulo
• Syllabification: dis‧cí‧pu‧lo

Noun

discípulo m (plural discípulos, feminine discípula, feminine plural discípulas)

1. disciple (a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others)

   Synonyms: estudiante, aprendiz

2. disciple (an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy)

Further reading

• “discípulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014