equívoco

See also: equivoco, equivocó, and equivocò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal, ambiguous”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈki.vo.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈki.vo.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈki.vu.ku/, /eˈki.vu.ku/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈki.bu.ku/ [iˈki.βu.ku], /eˈki.bu.ku/ [eˈki.βu.ku]

Adjective

equívoco (feminine equívoca, masculine plural equívocos, feminine plural equívocas)

ambiguous; equivocal
erroneous
Synonym: duvidoso

Antonyms

inequívoco

Noun

equívoco m (plural equívocos)

mistake; error
Synonyms: erro, engano
pun
Synonym: trocadilho

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal, ambiguous”), from aequus (“equal”) +‎ vocāre (“call”). Cognate to English equivocal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈkiboko/ [eˈki.β̞o.ko]
(Rioplatense)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -iboko
Syllabification: e‧quí‧vo‧co

Adjective

equívoco (feminine equívoca, masculine plural equívocos, feminine plural equívocas)

ambiguous; equivocal
Synonym: ambiguo
erroneous
Antonym: inequívoco

Derived terms

equivocidad

Noun

equívoco m (plural equívocos)

error

Related terms

Further reading

“equívoco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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