subrepticio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subreptīcius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /subɾebˈtiθjo/ [su.β̞ɾeβ̞ˈt̪i.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /subɾebˈtisjo/ [su.β̞ɾeβ̞ˈt̪i.sjo]
• Rhymes: -iθjo
• Rhymes: -isjo
• Syllabification: su‧brep‧ti‧cio

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10