INCOGNITO


Meaning of INCOGNITO in English

/ ˌɪnkɒgˈniːtəʊ; NAmE ˌɪnkɑːgˈniːtoʊ/ adverb

in a way that prevents other people from finding out who you are :

Movie stars often prefer to travel incognito.

►  in·cog·nito adjective :

an incognito visit

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Italian , literally unknown , from Latin incognitus , from in- not + cognitus (past participle of cognoscere know).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.