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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ , /teˈʁa.ki.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ , /teˈʁa.ki.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ , /teˈʁa.ki.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.o/
- Hyphenation: ter‧rá‧que‧o
Noun
terráqueo m (plural terráqueos, feminine terráquea, feminine plural terráqueas)
- (chiefly in ufology or science fiction) Earthling (inhabitant of the planet Earth)
- Synonym: terrestre
- Antonyms: alien, alienígena, extraterrestre, ET
Adjective
terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas, not comparable)
- terrestrial (of planet Earth)
- Synonyms: terreal, terreno, terrestre
- Antonyms: alienígena, extraterrestre
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈrakeo/
- Rhymes: -akeo
- Syllabification: te‧rrá‧que‧o
Adjective
terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas)
- (relational) earth; terrestrial
Derived terms
Noun
terráqueo m (plural terráqueos)
- earthling, terraqueous
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