cúmplice

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin complicem (“confederate, participant”),[1][2][3] from Latin complicō (“to fold together”). Compare English accomplice.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.se/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkũ.pli.sɨ/

Noun

cúmplice m or f by sense (plural cúmplices)

(rare) cooperator (one who cooperates, aids)
Synonyms: co-partícipe, co-autor, cooperador, colaborador
accomplice (an associate in the commission of a crime)
Synonyms: cumpincha, cupincha

Adjective

cúmplice m or f (plural cúmplices)

being an accomplice; aiding in a crime
(figurative) revealing guilt
Um olhar cúmplice.
A guilty look.

Related terms

complexo
cumpliciar-se
cumplicidade

References

“cúmplice” in iDicionário Aulete.
“cúmplice” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“cúmplice” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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