terráqueo

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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/
    • (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)

  1. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. (relational) earth; terrestrial

Derived terms

Noun

terráqueo m (plural terráqueos)

  1. earthling, terraqueous

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