dino

See also: Dino, DINO, Dîno, d-ino, and D-ino

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪnoʊ/
• Rhymes: -aɪnəʊ

Noun

dino (plural dinos)

1. (informal) dinosaur.

Anagrams

• Dion, Indo-, NOID, Odin, do in, doin, doin', indo, nido-, nodi

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Catalan

Verb

dino

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Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed from English dino. Equivalent to a clipping of dinosaurus. The term became especially prominent after the release of Jurassic Park in 1993, but predated the film by at least one or two years.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.noː/
• Hyphenation: di‧no
• Rhymes: -inoː

Noun

dino m (plural dino's, diminutive dinootje n)

1. (informal) A dino, a dinosaur; archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria. [from late 20th c.]

Synonyms

• dinosauriër (formal)
• dinosaurus

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French

Etymology

From dinosaure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.no/
• Rhymes: -o
• Homophone: dinos

Noun

dino m (plural dinos)

1. dino

Related terms

• dinosaure

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Javanese

Noun

dino

1. Nonstandard spelling of dina.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.nu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.nu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.no/

Etymology 1

Adjective

1. (obsolete or poetic) Alternative form of digno

Etymology 2

Shortening of dinossauro (“dinosaur”).

Noun

dino m (plural s)

1. (familiar) dinosaur (any of various extinct reptiles belonging to the Dinosauria)

Synonyms

• dinossauro