inquisidor

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin inquīsītor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈdoχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoɾ/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdoɾ/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈdo.ɾi/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: in‧qui‧si‧dor

Adjective

inquisidor (feminine inquisidora, masculine plural inquisidores, feminine plural inquisidoras)

1. inquisitory, inquisitorial
2. inquiring (US), enquiring (UK)

Noun

inquisidor m (plural inquisidores, feminine inquisidora, feminine plural inquisidoras)

1. inquisitor

Related terms

• inquisição

Further reading

• “inquisidor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inquīsītor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkisiˈdoɾ/ [ĩŋ.ki.siˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: in‧qui‧si‧dor

Adjective

inquisidor (feminine inquisidora, masculine plural inquisidores, feminine plural inquisidoras)

1. inquisitory, inquisitorial
2. inquiring (US), enquiring (UK)

Noun

inquisidor m (plural inquisidores, feminine inquisidora, feminine plural inquisidoras)

1. inquisitor

Derived terms

• inquisidor general

Further reading

• “inquisidor”, 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