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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)
- 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)
- 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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- lead, guide
- coryphaeus
Further reading