apotropaico
Sentences
Il rito pare avere un significato apotropaico o propiziatorio .
The rite seems to have an apotropaic or propitiatory meaning.
Meaning
- apotropaic
- warding off bad luck
Concepts
apotrpaic
Translations
Hyphenated as
a‧po‧tro‧pà‧i‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.po.troˈpa.i.ko/
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios, “averting, warding off”), from ἀποτρέπω (apotrépō, “to avert, ward off”).
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