monossilábico

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, mono- +‎ silábico.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmõ.no.siˈla.bi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmo.no.siˈla.bi.ko/

Adjective

monossilábico (feminine monossilábica, masculine plural monossilábicos, feminine plural monossilábicas)

  1. (grammar) monosyllabic (consisting of one syllable)
  2. (colloquial) monosyllabic (speaking in monosyllables)