precepto

precepto (plural precepti)

1. precept

• preceptoza

From Latin praeceptum.

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈθebto/ [pɾeˈθeβ̞.t̪o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈsebto/ [pɾeˈseβ̞.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ebto
• Syllabification: pre‧cep‧to

precepto m (plural preceptos)

1. precept, rule

   Synonym: regla

2. principle

   Synonym: principio

• “precepto”, 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