troglodita

troglodita

See also: troglodīta and troglodītā

Galician

Noun

troglodita m or f (plural trogloditas)

1. troglodyte

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Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tro.ɡloˈdi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧dì‧ta

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (masculine plural trogloditi, feminine plural troglodite)

1. troglodyte
2. caveman or cavewoman

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Portuguese

Noun

troglodita m or f by sense (plural trogloditas)

1. troglodyte

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾoɡloˈdita/ [t̪ɾo.ɣ̞loˈð̞i.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: tro‧glo‧di‧ta

Adjective

troglodita (plural trogloditas)

1. (relational) subterranean life
2. barbarous, cruel (of a person)

Noun

troglodita m or f (plural trogloditas)

1. troglodyte
2. caveman or cavewoman

Further reading

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