neófito

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɔ.fi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɔ.fi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /neˈɔ.fi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnjɔ.fi.tu/

Noun

neófito m (plural neófitos)

1. neophyte
2. novice

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος (neóphutos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈofito/ [neˈo.fi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ofito
• Syllabification: ne‧ó‧fi‧to

Noun

neófito m (plural neófitos, feminine neófita, feminine plural neófitas)

1. neophyte, novice

Further reading

• “neófito”, 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