palimpsesto

Latin

Noun

palimpsēstō

  1. dative/ablative singular of palimpsēstus

Portuguese

Noun

palimpsesto m (plural palimpsestos)

  1. palimpsest (a manuscript scraped clean for reuse)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin palimpsēstus, from Ancient Greek παλίμψηστος (palímpsēstos, “scraped again”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /palimbˈsesto/ [pa.lĩmbˈses.t̪o], /palimˈsesto/ [pa.lĩmˈses.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Syllabification: pa‧limp‧ses‧to

Noun

palimpsesto m (plural palimpsestos)

  1. palimpsest

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