golfinho

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Galician

Noun

golfinho m (plural golfinhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of golfiño

Further reading

  • “golfinho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

FWOTD – 26 February 2018
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Golfinho (Delphinus delphis)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese golfinno, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín); influenced by golfo (“gulf”).

Compare Galician golfiño, Mirandese golfino and Spanish golfín.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iɲu
  • Hyphenation: gol‧fi‧nho

Noun

golfinho m (plural golfinhos)

  1. dolphin
    Synonym: delfim
    • 2005, Gilson Médici, O Golfinho Dourado , page 15:
      Era uma vez um golfinho que vivia perto de uma vila de pescadores.
      Once upon a time, there was a dolphin that lived near a village of fishermen.

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Further reading

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