mantícora

See also: manticora

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ko.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ko.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ko.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈti.ku.ɾɐ/

Noun

mantícora f (plural mantícoras)

1. Alternative form of manticora

Spanish

La mantícora tiene su origen en la mitología persa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mantichōra, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (*martiya, “man, human being, mortal”) + 𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼 (*χvāra, “eater”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈtikoɾa/ [mãn̪ˈt̪i.ko.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -ikoɾa
• Syllabification: man‧tí‧co‧ra

Noun

mantícora f (plural mantícoras)

1. (mythology, folklore, fantasy) manticore