circunspecto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• circunspeto (Portugal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumspectō (“look around”) or circumspectus, perfect passive participle of circumspiciō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũsˈpɛk.tu/ [sih.kũsˈpɛk.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũsˈpɛk.tu/ [sih.kũsˈpɛk.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /siɾ.kũsˈpɛk.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũʃˈpɛk.tu/ [siχ.kũʃˈpɛk.tu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /siɻ.kũsˈpɛk.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siʁ.kũsˈpɛk.to/ [sih.kũsˈpɛk.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siɾ.kũʃˈpɛ.ktu/

• Hyphenation: cir‧cuns‧pec‧to

Adjective

circunspecto (feminine circunspecta, masculine plural circunspectos, feminine plural circunspectas)

1. circumspect
2. cautious
3. prudent

Further reading

• “circunspecto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “circunspecto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “circunspecto” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “circunspecto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “circunspecto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “circunspecto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circumspectus (“circumspect, prudent”), originally the perfect passive participle of circumspiciō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiɾkunsˈpeɡto/ [θiɾ.kũnsˈpeɣ̞.t̪o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /siɾkunsˈpeɡto/ [siɾ.kũnsˈpeɣ̞.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɡto
• Syllabification: cir‧cuns‧pec‧to

Adjective

circunspecto (feminine circunspecta, masculine plural circunspectos, feminine plural circunspectas)

1. circumspect

Further reading

• “circunspecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025