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/, /diˈʃi.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)

Further reading

• “discípulo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “discípulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discipulus. Cognate with English disciple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈθipulo/ [d̪isˈθi.pu.lo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /diˈsipulo/ [d̪iˈsi.pu.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025