hipocausto
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καίειν (kaíein, “to light a fire, burn”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: hi‧po‧caus‧to
=== Noun ===
hipocausto m (plural hipocaustos)
(historical) hypocaust
=== Further reading ===
“hipocausto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin hypocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκαυστον (hupókauston), from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “underneath”) + καίειν (kaíein, “to light a fire, burn”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ipoˈkausto/ [i.poˈkau̯s.t̪o]
Rhymes: -austo
Syllabification: hi‧po‧caus‧to
=== Noun ===
hipocausto m (plural hipocaustos)
hypocaust
=== Further reading ===
“hipocausto”, 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