esotérico

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ésotérique, from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”). === Pronunciation === Homophone: exotérico Hyphenation: e‧so‧té‧ri‧co === Adjective === esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas) (philosophy, etc.) esoteric understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle Antonym: exotérico having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical ==== Usage notes ==== The words esotérico and exotérico, despite being antonyms, are homophones in Portuguese. === Further reading === “esotérico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esotérico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “esotérico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “esotérico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “esotérico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “esotérico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός (esōterikós, “belonging to an inner circle”), from ἐσωτέρω (esōtérō, “further inside”), comparative of ἔσω (ésō, “within”), from ἐς (es), εἰς (eis, “into”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esoˈteɾiko/ [e.soˈt̪e.ɾi.ko] Rhymes: -eɾiko Syllabification: e‧so‧té‧ri‧co === Adjective === esotérico (feminine esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas) (philosophy, etc.) esoteric ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “esotérico”, 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