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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “wolf man”, from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈkantɾopo/
- Rhymes: -antɾopo
- Syllabification: li‧cán‧tro‧po
Noun
licántropo m (plural licántropos, feminine licántropa, feminine plural licántropas)
- werewolf, lycanthrope
- Synonym: hombre lobo
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