novato

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See also: Novato

Latin

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Participle

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novātō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of novātus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish novato (beginner). By surface analysis, novo +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: no‧va‧to

Noun

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novato m (plural novatos, feminine novata, feminine plural novatas)

  1. beginner; newbie (new (inexperienced) user or participant)
    Synonyms: aprendiz, calouro, galucho, iniciante, noob, noviço, principiante
    Antonym: veterano

Adjective

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novato (feminine novata, masculine plural novatos, feminine plural novatas)

  1. inexperienced
    Synonyms: imaturo, imperito, inexperiente, ingênuo, principiante
    Antonyms: experiente, veterano
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From nuevo (new) +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /noˈbato/ [noˈβ̞a.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: no‧va‧to

Adjective

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novato (feminine novata, masculine plural novatos, feminine plural novatas)

  1. newbie

Noun

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novato m (plural novatos, feminine novata, feminine plural novatas)

  1. beginner, newbie, rookie, novice
    Synonym: principiante
    Antonym: veterano
    • 2022 October 9, Manuel Viejo, Elisa Silió, “El difícil camino para que no se repitan los gritos del Ahuja: “Sois unas pedazo de mierdas. ¡Putas!””, in El País[1]:
      Los colegiales de primero del Mendel, el centro mixto contiguo al Ahuja con el que hay pique, celebran que no ha habido novatadas, sino planes conjuntos durante dos semanas entre veteranos y novatos, pero siguen vivos ritos cuestionables.
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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: novato

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