corifeo

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin coryphaeus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.riˈfɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo
  • Hyphenation: co‧ri‧fè‧o

Noun

corifeo m (plural corifei, feminine corifea)

  1. coryphaeus

Further reading

  • corifeo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin coryphaeus.

Noun

corifeo m (plural corifeos, feminine corifea, feminine plural corifeas)

  1. follower
    • 2017 March 7, “Pacto para consolidar la unidad”, in El Nacional:
      Ese acuerdo, tergiversado de mala fe por Chávez y sus corifeos, nació para corregir el error histórico de la confrontación entre demócratas que acabó con el primer ensayo democrático de nuestra historia.
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  2. lead, guide
  3. coryphaeus

Further reading