cetáceo
See also: cetaceo
Portuguese
Noun
cetáceo m (plural cetáceos)
- cetacean (any animal belonging to the order Cetacea)
Spanish
Etymology
From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “whale, sea monster”), + translingual -acea, from Latin -ācea, neuter plural of -āceus (“resembling, -aceous”) (cognate with Spanish -áceo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈtaθeo/ [θeˈt̪a.θe.o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈtaseo/ [seˈt̪a.se.o]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθeo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -aseo
- Syllabification: ce‧tá‧ce‧o
Adjective
cetáceo (feminine cetácea, masculine plural cetáceos, feminine plural cetáceas)
- cetaceous
Noun
cetáceo m (plural cetáceos)
- cetacean
Further reading
- “cetáceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014