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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)
- (religion) bishop
- scorpionfish
- porc stomach
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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)
- (religion, chess) bishop
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