tentáculo
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Galician
Etymology
From New Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō.
Noun
tentáculo m (plural tentáculos)
- tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
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Further reading
- “tentáculo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -akulu
- Hyphenation: ten‧tá‧cu‧lo
Noun
tentáculo m (plural tentáculos)
- tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tentāculum, from Latin tentō.
Noun
tentáculo m (plural tentáculos)
- tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tentáculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16