basilisco

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈli.sko/
• Rhymes: -isko
• Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lì‧sco

Noun

basilisco m (plural basilischi)

1. basilisk, a mythical snake-like dragon
2. basilisk, a lizard of the genus Basiliscus

Anagrams

• bassilico

Latin

Noun

basiliscō

1. dative/ablative singular of basiliscus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• basalisco (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈlis.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈlis.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈliʃ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ziˈlis.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ziˈliʃ.ku/

• Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lis‧co

Noun

basilisco m (plural basiliscos)

1. basilisk (snake-like dragon type)

Spanish

San Isidoro de Sevilla definió el mítico basilisco como «el rey de las serpientes» en el siglo VII d.C.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basiˈlisko/ [ba.siˈlis.ko]
• Rhymes: -isko
• Syllabification: ba‧si‧lis‧co

Noun

basilisco m (plural basiliscos)

1. (mythology, fantasy, heraldry) basilisk

Derived terms

• hecho un basilisco

 

Further reading

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