criptoleto

Portuguese

Etymology

From cripto- +‎ -leto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾip.toˈlɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾip.toˈlɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾip.toˈlɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾi.ptuˈlɛ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛtu

Noun

criptoleto m (plural criptoletos)

1. (linguistics) cryptolect (secretive language form used by a subculture)

Derived terms

• criptoletal

 

Further reading

• “criptoleto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024