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Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”), diminutive of κάρα (kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɐ̃.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ̃.nju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɐ̃.ni.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ̃.nju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɐ.ni.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ.njo/
- Rhymes: -ɐniu
- Hyphenation: crâ‧ni‧o
Noun
crânio m (plural crânios)
- skull
- Synonym: (informal) caveira
- (informal) genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence)
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