instinto

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩsˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩʃˈt͡ʃĩ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩsˈt͡ʃĩ.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩʃˈtĩ.tu/

Noun

instinto m (plural instintos)

instinct (a natural or inherent impulse or behaviour)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin instinctus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /insˈtinto/ [ĩnsˈt̪ĩn̪.t̪o]
Rhymes: -into
Syllabification: ins‧tin‧to

Noun

instinto m (plural instintos)

instinct
gut, gut feeling
Tienes que confiar en tu instinto.
You have to trust your gut.

Derived terms

Further reading

“instinto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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