panóptico

panóptico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”).

Noun

panóptico m (plural panópticos)

1. panopticon (hypothetical prison wherein all the cells are visible from the centre of the building)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈnobtiko/ [paˈnoβ̞.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -obtiko
• Syllabification: pa‧nóp‧ti‧co

Adjective

panóptico (feminine panóptica, masculine plural panópticos, feminine plural panópticas)

1. panoptic

Noun

panóptico m (plural panópticos)

1. panopticon (hypothetical prison wherein all the cells are visible from the centre of the building)

Further reading

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