cetáceo

See also: cetaceo

Portuguese

Noun

cetáceo m (plural cetáceos)

  1. cetacean (any animal belonging to the orderCetacea)

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)

  1. cetaceous

Noun

cetáceo m (plural cetáceos)

  1. cetacean

Further reading

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