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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾifuɡo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /senˈtɾifuɡo/
- Rhymes: -ifuɡo
- Syllabification: cen‧trí‧fu‧go
Adjective
centrífugo (feminine centrífuga, masculine plural centrífugos, feminine plural centrífugas)
- centrifugal
- Antonym: centrípeto
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