troglodita

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Galician

Noun

troglodita m or f (plural trogloditas)

  1. troglodyte

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tro.ɡloˈdi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧dì‧ta

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (masculine plural trogloditi, feminine plural troglodite)

  1. troglodyte
  2. caveman or cavewoman

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾo.ɡloˈd͡ʒi.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾo.ɡloˈd͡ʒi.ta/

  • Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧di‧ta

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)

  1. troglodyte

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɾoɡloˈdita/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: tro‧glo‧di‧ta

Adjective

troglodita m or f (masculine and feminine plural trogloditas)

  1. (relational) subterranean life
  2. barbarous, cruel (of a person)

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)

  1. troglodyte
  2. caveman or cavewoman

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