pelicano

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See also: pellicano and pelícano

Interlingua

Noun

pelicano (plural pelicanos)

  1. pelican

Latin

Noun

pelicānō

  1. dative/ablative singular of pelicānus

Portuguese

pelicano

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pelicānus (“pelican”), from Ancient Greek πελεκάνος (pelekános).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧li‧ca‧no

Noun

pelicano m (plural pelicanos)

  1. pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peliˈkano/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: pe‧li‧ca‧no

Noun

pelicano m (plural pelicanos)

  1. Alternative form of pelícano

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