hábito

See also: habito and habitó

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Latin habitus (“attire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaβito̝/

Noun

hábito m (plural hábitos)

1. habit (an action done on a regular basis)

   Synonyms: obenza, vezo

2. habit (clothing of priests and nuns)

Derived terms

• habitual
• habitualmente
• habituar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “abito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “hábito”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “hábito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “hábito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “hábito”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “hábito”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abito, borrowed from Latin habitus (“condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bi.tu/ [ˈa.βi.tu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -abitu
• Hyphenation: há‧bi‧to

Noun

hábito m (plural hábitos)

1. habit (an action done on a regular basis)

   Synonyms: costume, vício, rotina

2. habit (clothing of priests and nuns)

Derived terms

• força do hábito

Related terms

• habituação
• habituado
• habitual
• habituar

Descendants

• → Língua Geral Amazônica: abitu

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabito/ [ˈa.β̞i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -abito
• Syllabification: há‧bi‧to

Noun

hábito m (plural hábitos)

1. habit, custom

   Synonym: costumbre

2. habit (of a monk)
3. military rank
4. insignia (indicating a military rank)
5. (mineralogy) habit (of a crystal)

Derived terms

• el hábito no hace al monje

Related terms

• habitación
• habitar
• habituación
• habitual
• habitualmente
• habituar

Further reading

• “hábito”, 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