trópico

See also: -tropico and tropico

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɔ.pi.ku/

• Hyphenation: tró‧pi‧co

Noun

trópico m (plural trópicos)

1. tropic (either of the two parallels north and south of the equator)

Adjective

trópico (feminine trópica, masculine plural trópicos, feminine plural trópicas)

1. tropic; tropical (relating to the tropics)

   Synonym: tropical

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós), from τροπή (tropḗ, “a turning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾopiko/ [ˈt̪ɾo.pi.ko]
• Rhymes: -opiko
• Syllabification: tró‧pi‧co

Noun

trópico m (plural trópicos)

1. (astronomy, geography) tropic
2. (geography) tropics

Derived terms

• tropical

 

Adjective

trópico (feminine trópica, masculine plural trópicos, feminine plural trópicas)

1. (relational) trope (of or relating to tropes and their use)

Related terms

• trofeo
• tropo

 

Further reading

• “trópico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16