octópodo
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Spanish
Etymology
Backformed as a singular from translingual Octopoda, the order name, derived from New Latin octōpoda, plural of octōpūs (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
octópodo (feminine octópoda, masculine plural octópodos, feminine plural octópodas)
- octopod (eight-legged)
Noun
octópodo m (plural octópodos)
See also
Further reading
- “octópodo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28