incognito
adverb/ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ/
/ˌɪnkɑːɡˈniːtəʊ/
- in a way that prevents other people from finding out who you are
- Movie stars often prefer to travel incognito.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘unknown’, from Latin incognitus, from in- ‘not’ + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere ‘know’.Definitions on the go
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