esqueleto

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Portuguese

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esqueleto

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, to dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skele- (“to parch, to wither”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -etu
  • Hyphenation: es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton (bones of an organism)
    Synonyms: ossamenta, ossatura
  2. (fiction) skeleton (undead)
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) a very thin person
    Synonyms: chupado, cadáver, seco, anoréxico
    Antonyms: gordo, baleia, rolha de poço, hipopótamo, obeso
  4. frame; framework
    Synonyms: estrutura, armação

Hyponyms

Meronyms

  • (bones of an organism): osso

Derived terms

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskeˈleto/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton
    Synonyms: osamenta, (obsolete) osambre
  2. (structure) frame (structural elements of a constructed object)
    Synonym: armazón

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