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pretexto

  • [pɾeˈt̪ekst̪o]

Rhymes with eks.to

Where it comes from

Del latín praetextum.

noun pretextos

  1. Motivo inventado con el que alguien justifica el hacer o dejar de hacer algo.

verb

  1. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de pretextar

In English

  • pretext false, contrived or assumed purpose

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@misc{pretexto_2026,
  title = {pretexto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/pretexto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}