bispo

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bispo, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

Pronunciation

Noun

bispo m (plural bispos)

  1. (religion) bishop
  2. scorpionfish
  3. porc stomach

Derived terms

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References

  • bispo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • bispo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • bispo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • bispo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • bispo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bispo, inherited from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). Doublet of epíscopo.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ispu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃpu
  • Hyphenation: bis‧po

Noun

bispo m (plural bispos)

  1. (religion, chess) bishop

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
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rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão

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