novato

== Latin == === Participle === novātō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of novātus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish novato (“beginner”). By surface analysis, novo +‎ -ato. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -atu Hyphenation: no‧va‧to === Noun === novato m (plural novatos, feminine novata, feminine plural novatas) beginner; newbie (new (inexperienced) user or participant) Synonyms: aprendiz, calouro, galucho, iniciante, noob, noviço, principiante Antonym: veterano === Adjective === novato (feminine novata, masculine plural novatos, feminine plural novatas) inexperienced Synonyms: imaturo, imperito, inexperiente, ingênuo, principiante Antonyms: experiente, veterano ==== Related terms ==== novel novo === Further reading === “novato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “novato”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “novato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From nuevo (“new”) +‎ -ato. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /noˈbato/ [noˈβ̞a.t̪o] Rhymes: -ato Syllabification: no‧va‧to === Adjective === novato (feminine novata, masculine plural novatos, feminine plural novatas) newbie === Noun === novato m (plural novatos, feminine novata, feminine plural novatas) beginner, newbie, rookie, novice Synonym: principiante Antonym: veterano ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: novato === Further reading === “novato”, 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