hipódromo

See also: hipodromo

Portuguese

hipódromo

Etymology

From Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾo.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾo.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾo.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾu.mu/ [iˈpɔ.ðɾu.mu]

• Hyphenation: hi‧pó‧dro‧mo

Noun

hipódromo m (plural hipódromos)

1. hippodrome
2. racetrack

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈpodɾomo/ [iˈpo.ð̞ɾo.mo]
• Rhymes: -odɾomo
• Syllabification: hi‧pó‧dro‧mo

Noun

hipódromo m (plural hipódromos)

1. hippodrome, racetrack

   Synonym: (obsolete) almidana

Further reading

• “hipódromo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014