basilisco
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Dragão basilisco 
Basiliscus vittatus 
San Isidoro de Sevilla definió el mítico basilisco como «el rey de las serpientes» en el siglo VII d.C.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
Noun
basilisco m (plural basilischi)
- basilisk, a mythical snake-like dragon
- basilisk, a lizard of the genus Basiliscus
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
basiliscō
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lis‧co
Noun
basilisco m (plural basiliscos)
- (mythology, science fiction) basilisk (snake-like dragon type)
- basilisk (any lizard of the genus Basiliscus)
- basilisk (a type of large brass cannon)
Further reading
- “basilisco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
Noun
basilisco m (plural basiliscos)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “basilisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28