mistério

See also: misterio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion, “a mystery, a secret, a secret rite”), from μύστης (mústēs, “initiated one”), from μυέω (muéō, “to initiate”), from μύω (múō, “to shut”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [misˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [misˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /miʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [miʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /miʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /misˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [misˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /misˈtɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /miʃˈtɛ.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: mis‧té‧ri‧o

Noun

mistério m (plural mistérios)

1. mystery (something that is unexplained)