Bucéfalo

See also: bucefalo, Bucefalo, and bucéfalo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhalos).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈsɛ.fa.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈsɛ.fa.lo/

  • Homophone: bucéfalo
  • Hyphenation: Bu‧cé‧fa‧lo

Proper noun

Bucéfalo m

  1. (historical) Bucephalus (the warhorse of Alexander the Great)

Spanish

Alternative forms
  • Bucéfalas

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhalos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /buˈθefalo/ [buˈθe.fa.lo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /buˈsefalo/ [buˈse.fa.lo]
  • Rhymes: -efalo
  • Syllabification: Bu‧cé‧fa‧lo

Proper noun

Bucéfalo m

  1. Bucephalus (the horse of Alexander the Great)

Further reading
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