shibboleth

Significado (Inglés)

1. A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
2. A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

Conceptos

santo y seña

contraseña

shibboleth

clave

🔑

clave de acceso

doctrina anticuada

Sinónimos

catchword

slogan

motto

parole

password

phrase

access code

watchword

access key

countersign

Traducciones

shibboleth

wachtwoord

Schibboleth

ağız

parola

motto

épigraphe

mot de passe

Erkennungszeichen

slogan

Losungswort

Losung

sant i senya

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/

Etimología (Inglés)

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת /שיבולת (šibbṓleṯ, “ear [of wheat] or stream, torrent”). Doublet of sebboleth and Middle English sebolech, both from Late Latin sebboleth in the Vulgate.