octópodo
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Backformed as a singular from translingual Octopoda, the order name, derived from New Latin octōpoda, plural of octōpūs (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
octópodo (feminine octópoda, masculine plural octópodos, feminine plural octópodas)
- octopod (eight-legged)
Noun[edit]
octópodo m (plural octópodos)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “octópodo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish terms derived from Translingual
- Spanish terms derived from New Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 4-syllable words
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