licántropo
See also: licantropo
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “wolf man”), from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈkantɾopo/ [liˈkãn̪.t̪ɾo.po]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -antɾopo
- Syllabification: li‧cán‧tro‧po
Noun
licántropo m (plural licántropos, feminine licántropa, feminine plural licántropas)
- werewolf, lycanthrope
- Synonym: hombre lobo
Related terms
- licantropía
- licantrópico
Further reading
- “licántropo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014