ácaro

See also: acaro and acaro-

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɐ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: á‧ca‧ro

Noun

ácaro m (plural ácaros)

1. mite (an arachnid)

Derived terms

• acaricida

Further reading

• “ácaro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ácaro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakaɾo/ [ˈa.ka.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -akaɾo
• Syllabification: á‧ca‧ro

Noun

ácaro m (plural ácaros)

1. mite
2. (in the plural, zoology) order of mites

Derived terms

• acaricida
• ácaro de la cosecha

Further reading

• “ácaro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025