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novato.

beginner, novice; newbie (new (inexperienced) user or participant)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/noˈva.tu/Brazil/nuˈva.tu/Portugal/nuˈba.tu/Northern, Portugal[nuˈβa.tu]Northern, Portugal

  1. beginner, novice; newbie (new (inexperienced) user or participant)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Old Spanish nuevo Spanish nuevo Spanish -ato Spanish novatobor. Portuguese novato Borrowed from Spanish novato (“beginner”). By surface analysis, novo + -ato.

adj/noˈva.tu/Brazil/nuˈva.tu/Portugal/nuˈba.tu/Northern, Portugal[nuˈβa.tu]Northern, Portugal

  1. inexperienced

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Old Spanish nuevo Spanish nuevo Spanish -ato Spanish novatobor. Portuguese novato Borrowed from Spanish novato (“beginner”). By surface analysis, novo + -ato.

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