exotérico

See also: exoterico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin exōtericus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός (exōterikós, “external”), adjectival form of ἐξωτέρω (exōtérō, “outside”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.zoˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.zoˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.zoˈtɛ.ɾi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.zɔˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/, /ɛ.zɔˈtɛ.ɾi.ku/

• Hyphenation: e‧xo‧té‧ri‧co
• Homophone: esotérico

Adjective

exotérico (feminine exotérica, masculine plural exotéricos, feminine plural exotéricas)

1. exoteric

   Antonym: esotérico

Usage notes

The words exotérico and esotérico, despite being antonyms, are homophones in Portuguese.

Further reading

• “exotérico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “exotérico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “exotérico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “exotérico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “exotérico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “exotérico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exōtericus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτερικός (exōterikós), from ἐξωτέρω (exōtérō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsoˈteɾiko/ [eɣ̞.soˈt̪e.ɾi.ko]
• Rhymes: -eɾiko
• Syllabification: e‧xo‧té‧ri‧co

Adjective

exotérico (feminine exotérica, masculine plural exotéricos, feminine plural exotéricas)

1. exoteric

   Antonym: esotérico

Further reading

• “exotérico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10