hipocampo

Portuguese

Noun

hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)

1. (Greek mythology) hippocampus; hippocamp (creature that is half horse and half fish)
2. (anatomy) hippocampus (region of the brain that plays a role in memory and emotion)
3. sea horse (any of the various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus)

   Synonym: cavalo-marinho

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin hippocampus (“sea horse”), from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, “sea horse, hippocamp”), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”), describing a mythological creature with a horse's forepart and a fishlike hindquarter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ipoˈkampo/ [i.poˈkãm.po]
• Hyphenation: hi‧po‧cam‧po

Noun

hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)

1. (neuroanatomy) hippocampus
2. (zoology) sea horse

   Synonym: caballito de mar

3. (Greek mythology) hippocamp; hippocampus

Further reading

• “hipocampo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28