xifópago

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of Ancient Greek ξῐ́φος (xíphos) +‎ Ancient Greek πᾰ́γος (págos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pɐ.ɡu/ [ʃiˈfɔ.pɐ.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -ɔpaɡu, -ɔpɐɡu
• Hyphenation: xi‧fó‧pa‧go

Adjective

xifópago (feminine xifópaga, masculine plural xifópagos, feminine plural xifópagas)

1. (teratology) xiphopagus (which presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)

   Synonym: teratópago

2. (figuratively) xiphopagus (that is closely linked to another through the way of thinking and/or acting)

Noun

xifópago m (plural xifópagos, feminine xifópaga, feminine plural xifópagas)

1. (teratology) xiphopagus (being that presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)

   Synonym: teratópago

2. (figuratively) xiphopagus (individual who is closely linked to another by way of thinking and/or acting)

Further reading

• “xifópago” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “xifópago” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “xifópago” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “xifópago” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.