pretexto

See also: pretextó

Ido

Etymology

pre- +‎ texto

Noun

pretexto (plural pretexti)

1. pretext

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtes.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtes.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈteʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾeˈtes.to/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtɐjʃ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtɐjʃ.tu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtejʃ.tu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈtejʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨˈteʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -estu, (Portugal) -ɐjʃtu
• Hyphenation: pre‧tex‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin praetextus.

Noun

pretexto m (plural pretextos)

1. pretext

Derived terms

• a pretexto de
• pretextar

Descendants

• → Tetum: pretestu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pretexto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pretextar

Further reading

• “pretexto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pretexto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pretexto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “pretexto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾeˈteɡsto/ [pɾeˈt̪eɣ̞s.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɡsto
• Syllabification: pre‧tex‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin praetextus.

Noun

pretexto m (plural pretextos)

1. pretext

Derived terms

• pretextar
• so pretexto de

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pretexto

1. first-person singular present indicative of pretextar

Further reading

• “pretexto”, 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