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Portuguese
Etymology
From macr(o)- + -céfalo, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧cro‧cé‧fa‧lo
Adjective
macrocéfalo (feminine macrocéfala, masculine plural macrocéfalos, feminine plural macrocéfalas)
- macrocephalic
Noun
macrocéfalo m (plural macrocéfalos, feminine macrocéfala, feminine plural macrocéfalas)
- one who has macrocephaly
Further reading
- “macrocéfalo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “macrocéfalo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “macrocéfalo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “macrocéfalo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “macrocéfalo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “macrocéfalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From macro- + -céfalo, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /makɾoˈθefalo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /makɾoˈsefalo/
- Rhymes: -efalo
- Syllabification: ma‧cro‧cé‧fa‧lo
Adjective
macrocéfalo (feminine macrocéfala, masculine plural macrocéfalos, feminine plural macrocéfalas)
- macrocephalic
Further reading