esotérico

See also: esoterico

Portuguese

Adjective

1. esoteric (understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle)
2. esoteric (having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical)

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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]

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Adjective

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

1. esoteric

Derived terms

• esoterismo m