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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhalos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bucéfalo m
- (historical) Bucephalus (the warhorse of Alexander the Great)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhalos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /buˈθefalo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /buˈsefalo/
- Rhymes: -efalo
- Syllabification: Bu‧cé‧fa‧lo
Proper noun
Bucéfalo m
- Bucephalus (the horse of Alexander the Great)
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