discípulo
See also: discipulo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discipulus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈsi.pu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈsi.pu.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /diʃˈsi.pu.lu/, /diˈʃi.pu.lu/
Noun
discípulo m (plural discípulos, feminine discípula, feminine plural discípulas)
- disciple (a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others)
- disciple (an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy)
Further reading
- “discípulo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “discípulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discipulus. Cognate with English disciple.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈθipulo/ [d̪isˈθi.pu.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /diˈsipulo/ [d̪iˈsi.pu.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ipulo
- Syllabification: dis‧cí‧pu‧lo
Noun
discípulo m (plural discípulos, feminine discípula, feminine plural discípulas)
- disciple (a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others)
- Synonyms: estudiante, aprendiz
- disciple (an active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy)
Further reading
- “discípulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025