Portuguese

Adjective

esotérico m ‎(feminine singular esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas, comparable)

1. esoteric (understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle)
2. esoteric (having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical)

Spanish

Etymology

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): /e.so.ˈte.ɾi.ko/

Adjective

esotérico m ‎(feminine singular esotérica, masculine plural esotéricos, feminine plural esotéricas)

1. esoteric

Derived terms

• esoterismo m