séquito

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sé‧qui‧to

Noun[edit]

séquito m (plural séquitos)

  1. retinue; entourage (group of servants and followers)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sequitus (retinue, escort), from Old Italian seguito (retinue, entourage, followers), past participle of seguire (to follow), from Latin sequor (to follow).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsekito/ [ˈse.ki.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ekito
  • Syllabification: sé‧qui‧to

Noun[edit]

séquito m (plural séquitos)

  1. entourage, retinue
    Synonym: cortejo

Further reading[edit]