Sousa
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Sousa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – humpback dolphins.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Delphinidae - family
References
humpback dolphin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sousa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Sousa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Sousa.
Proper noun
Sousa (plural Sousas)
- A surname.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Socia.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈso(w).zɐ/
- Hyphenation: Sou‧sa
Proper noun
Sousa m
- Sousa (a river in northern Portugal)
Proper noun
Sousa m or f
- A toponymic surname.
Related terms
- sousafone
Descendants
- English: Sousa
- Spanish: Sosa