místico

See also: mistico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmis.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃ.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: mís‧ti‧co

Adjective

místico (feminine mística, masculine plural místicos, feminine plural místicas)

1. mystic; mystical (relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries)
2. mystic (mysterious and strange)

Noun

místico m (plural místicos, feminine mística, feminine plural místicas)

1. mystic (someone who practises mysticism)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmistiko/ [ˈmis.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -istiko
• Syllabification: mís‧ti‧co

Adjective

místico (feminine mística, masculine plural místicos, feminine plural místicas)

1. mystical

Noun

místico m (plural místicos, feminine mística, feminine plural místicas)

1. mystic

Derived terms

• misticismo m

Further reading

• “místico”, 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