autêntico

From Medieval Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “original, genuine, principal”), from αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “one acting by his own authority, perpetrator, ruler”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”).

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ˈtẽ.t͡ʃi.ko/

autêntico m (feminine singular autêntica, masculine plural autênticos, feminine plural autênticas, comparable)

1. authentic; legitimate; genuine

   Antonyms: apócrifo, falso, inverídico

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