subrepticio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subreptīcius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /subrebˈtiθjo/ [suβ̞.reβ̞ˈt̪i.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /subrebˈtisjo/ [suβ̞.reβ̞ˈt̪i.sjo]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθjo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -isjo

Adjective

subrepticio (feminine subrepticia, masculine plural subrepticios, feminine plural subrepticias)

1. stealthy (having or feigning stealth)
2. clandestine, hidden
3. surreptitious

Derived terms

• subrepticiamente

 

Further reading

• “subrepticio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014