esotérico

See also: esoterico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.zoˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.zoˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.zoˈtɛ.ɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zuˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/

• Hyphenation: e‧so‧té‧ri‧co
• Homophone: exotérico

Adjective

esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)

1. (philosophy, etc.) esoteric
   1. understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle

      Antonym: exotérico

   2. having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical

Usage notes

The words esotérico and exotérico, despite being antonyms, are homophones in Portuguese.

Further reading

• “esotérico” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “esotérico” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “esotérico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “esotérico” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “esotérico” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “esotérico” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esoˈteɾiko/ [e.soˈt̪e.ɾi.ko]

• Audio (Argentina):

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• Rhymes: -eɾiko
• Syllabification: e‧so‧té‧ri‧co

Adjective

esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)

1. (philosophy, etc.) esoteric

Derived terms

• esoterismo m

 

Further reading

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