prosélito

See also: proselito

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin prosēlytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈzɛ.li.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈzɛ.li.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈzɛ.li.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈzɛ.li.tu/

• Hyphenation: pro‧sé‧li‧to

Noun

prosélito m (plural prosélitos, feminine prosélita, feminine plural prosélitas)

1. proselyte (one who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine)

Related terms

• proselitismo

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin prosēlytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈselito/ [pɾoˈse.li.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -elito
• Syllabification: pro‧sé‧li‧to

Noun

prosélito m (plural prosélitos, feminine prosélita, feminine plural prosélitas)

1. proselyte, convert (one who has recently converted to a religion or doctrine)

Related terms

• proselitismo

 

Further reading

• “prosélito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16