Masculine

Cristo

Meaning

Christ (title given to Jesus as the Messiah)

Synonyms

Jesus da Galiléia

Jesus Nazareno

Jesus de Nazaré

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɾis.tu/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper-noun use of χριστός (khristós, “the anointed one”), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”).

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