datiloscopia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- dactiloscopia (Portugal)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I look at”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐ(k).ti.lɔʃ.ku.ˈpi.ɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /da.t͡ʃi.loʃ.ko.ˈpi.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: da‧ti‧los‧co‧pi‧a
Noun
datiloscopia f (plural datiloscopias)
- dactyloscopy (forensic analysis of fingerprints)