esqueleto

Galician

Noun

esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)

1. skeleton

Derived terms

• citoesqueleto m
• dermatoesqueleto m
• esquelético
• exoesqueleto m

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Portuguese

esqueleto

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *skele- "to parch, whither.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es.ke.ˈle.tʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ɨʃ.kɨ.ˈle.tu/
• Hyphenation: es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

esqueleto m (plural s)

1. (anatomy) skeleton (bones of an organism)
2. (fiction) skeleton (undead)
3. (figuratively, derogatory) a very thin person
4. frame; framework

Synonyms

• (bones of an organism): ossamenta, ossatura
• (thin person): cadáver, seco, anoréxico
• (frame): estrutura, armação

Antonyms

• (thin person): gordo, baleia, rolha de poço, hipopótamo, obeso

Hyponyms

• (bones of an organism): endoesqueleto, exoesqueleto

Meronyms

• (bones of an organism): osso

Derived terms

• homem-esqueleto m
• citoesqueleto m
• dermatoesqueleto m
• esquelético
• exoesqueleto m

Related terms

• esquelético
• skeleton

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskeˈleto/ [es.keˈle.t̪o]

Noun

esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)

1. (anatomy) skeleton
2. (structure) frame (structural elements of a constructed object)

Synonyms

• (skeleton): osamenta
• (frame): armazón

Meronyms

• hueso
• cartílago

Derived terms

• citoesqueleto
• dermatoesqueleto
• esquelético
• exoesqueleto

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001