terráqueo

terráqueo

See also: terraqueo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈha.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈha.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈha.kju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈha.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈha.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈha.kju]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈχa.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈχa.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈχa.kju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.o/ [teˈha.ke.o]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈʁa.kju/

• Hyphenation: ter‧rá‧que‧o

Noun

terráqueo m (plural terráqueos, feminine terráquea, feminine plural terráqueas)

1. (chiefly in ufology or science fiction) Earthling (inhabitant of the planet Earth)

   Synonym: terrestre

   Antonyms: alien, alienígena, extraterrestre, ET

Adjective

terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas, not comparable)

1. terrestrial (of planet Earth)

   Synonyms: terreal, terreno, terrestre

   Antonyms: alienígena, extraterrestre

Related terms

• Terra

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Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin terraqueus.

Adjective

terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas)

1. (relational) earth; terrestrial

Derived terms

• globo terráqueo

 

Noun

terráqueo m (plural terráqueos)

1. earthling, terraqueous

Further reading

• “terráqueo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014