armadillo

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English

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Nine-banded armadillo

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Borrowed from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado (armored), in reference to its protective plates.

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armadillo (plural armadillos or armadilloes)

  1. Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish armadillo.

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armadillo m (plural armadillos)

  1. armadillo

Italian

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Borrowed from Spanish armadillo.

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armadillo m (plural armadilli)

  1. armadillo

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English armadillo, from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado (armored), in reference to its protective plates.

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armadillo

  1. armadillo

Spanish

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Etymology

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From armado (armored) +‎ -illo (diminutive), i.e. "little armored one".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾmaˈdiʝo/ [aɾ.maˈð̞i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aɾmaˈdiʎo/ [aɾ.maˈð̞i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾmaˈdiʃo/ [aɾ.maˈð̞i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾmaˈdiʒo/ [aɾ.maˈð̞i.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: ar‧ma‧di‧llo

Noun

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armadillo m (plural armadillos)

  1. armadillo
    Synonyms: (Mexican Indian) ayotoste, cachicamo

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