apotropaico

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios, “averting, warding off”), from ἀποτρέπω (apotrépō, “to avert, ward off”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.po.troˈpa.i.ko/ Rhymes: -aiko Hyphenation: a‧po‧tro‧pà‧i‧co === Adjective === apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaici, feminine plural apotropaiche) apotropaic warding off bad luck ==== Synonyms ==== scaramantico == Portuguese == === Adjective === apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas) (religion, mysticism) apotropaic (intended to ward off evil) === Further reading === “apotropaico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “apotropaico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Adjective === apotropaico (feminine apotropaica, masculine plural apotropaicos, feminine plural apotropaicas) apotropaic === Further reading === “apotropaico”, 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