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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).
Noun
fenómeno m (plural fenómenos)
- phenomenon
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fenómeno m (plural fenómenos) (European Portuguese spelling)
- phenomenon (observable fact or occurrence)
- Synonyms: ocorrência, acontecimento, feito
- (figuratively) a talented person
- Synonym: extraordinário
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈnomeno/
- Rhymes: -omeno
- Syllabification: fe‧nó‧me‧no
Noun
fenómeno m (plural fenómenos)
- phenomenon
- (colloquial, derogatory, literary) freak
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