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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).
Pronunciation
Adjective
antropófago (feminine antropófaga, masculine plural antropófagos, feminine plural antropófagas)
- anthropophagous; man-eating
- Synonym: canibal
Noun
antropófago m (plural antropófagos, feminine antropófaga, feminine plural antropófagas)
- anthropophage; man-eater
- Synonym: canibal
1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter XIII, in Cahetés, 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 101:Trabalhei damnadamente, e o resultado foi mediocre. Sou incapaz de saber o que se passa na alma dum anthropophago.- I worked awfully, and the result was mediocre. I’m incapable of knowing what goes on in the soul of a man-eater.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antɾoˈpofaɡo/
- Rhymes: -ofaɡo
- Syllabification: an‧tro‧pó‧fa‧go
Adjective
antropófago (feminine antropófaga, masculine plural antropófagos, feminine plural antropófagas)
- (of humans) cannibalistic, anthropophagous
- Synonym: caníbal
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