hipopótamo

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See also: hipopotamo

Galician

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos)

  1. hippopotamus

References

Portuguese

 hipopótamo on Portuguese Wikipedia
hipopótamo (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧pó‧ta‧mo

Noun

hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas)

  1. hippopotamus
    Synonym: (obsolete) cavalo-marinho

Spanish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ipoˈpotamo/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -otamo
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧pó‧ta‧mo

Noun

hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas)

  1. hippopotamus

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