-zoo

See also: zoo, Zoo, zôo, zōo, zoo-, and zoö-

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zɔ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɔo
• Hyphenation: -zò‧o

Suffix

-zoo m (plural -zoi)

1. -zoan

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -zoo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθoo/ [ˈθo.o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsoo/ [ˈso.o]
• Rhymes: -oo
• Syllabification: -zo‧o

Suffix

-zoo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -zoos)

1. (zoology) -zoan

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -zoo

Related terms

• zoo-

 

Further reading

• “zoo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014