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pan-óptico

Portuguese, noun/ˌpɐ̃ˈɔ.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/

pan-óptico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “panopticon (hypothetical prison wherein all the cells are visible from the centre of the building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does pan-óptico mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepanopticon (hypothetical prison wherein all the cells are visible from the centre of the building)

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

Forms of pan-óptico

  • pan-ópticos plural
  • pan-ótico alternative Portugal
  • panóptico alternative misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pan-óptico?

  • Brazil /ˌpɐ̃ˈɔ.pi.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • Brazil /ˌpɐ̃ˈɔp.t͡ʃi.ku/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.