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litote

Spanish, noun

litote is spelled L-I-T-O-T-E (6 letters). Litote is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alternative form of lítote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, lítote is a different word: “litotes, understatement”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de lítotes”.

What does litote mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininealternative form of lítote

noun

as lítote
  1. 1

    femininelitotes, understatement

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Variante de lítotes.

noun: 1. Variante de lítotes. http://books.google.es/books?id=Z9rH7cPw-yoC&pg=PA746&dq=%22l%C3%ADtote%22

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of litote

  • litotes plural
  • lítotes plural
  • litote alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to litote

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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