octópodo

Spanish

Etymology

Backformed as a singular from translingual Octopoda, the order name, derived from New Latin octōpoda, plural of octōpūs (octopus), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, eight) + πούς (poús, foot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɡˈtopodo/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪o.po.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -opodo
  • Syllabification: oc‧tó‧po‧do

Adjective

octópodo (feminine octópoda, masculine plural octópodos, feminine plural octópodas)

  1. octopod (eight-legged)

Noun

octópodo m (plural octópodos)

  1. octopod

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