cocodrilo
Aragonese
Etymology
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Noun
cocodrilo m (plural cocodrilos)
- crocodile
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “cocodrilo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Spanish
Alternative forms
- crocodilo (rare)
Etymology
Hyperthetic form from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kokoˈdɾilo/ [ko.koˈð̞ɾi.lo]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: co‧co‧dri‧lo
Noun
cocodrilo m (plural cocodrilos, feminine cocodrila, feminine plural cocodrilas)
- crocodile (predatory amphibious reptile of the family Crocodylidae)
- (proscribed, informal) crocodile, alligator (crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials)
Derived terms
- cocodrilo de las marismas
- lágrimas de cocodrilo
Related terms
- caimán
- lagarto
- reptil
- réptil
Further reading
- “cocodrilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014