centrífugo
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θenˈtɾifuɡo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.fu.ɣ̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /senˈtɾifuɡo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.fu.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -ifuɡo
- Syllabification: cen‧trí‧fu‧go
Adjective[edit]
centrífugo (feminine centrífuga, masculine plural centrífugos, feminine plural centrífugas)
- centrifugal
- Antonym: centrípeto
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “centrífugo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014