amazónico

See also: amazonico and amazônico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• amazônico (Brazil)

Etymology

From amazona +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈzɔ.ni.ku/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔniku
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧zó‧ni‧co

Adjective

amazónico (feminine amazónica, masculine plural amazónicos, feminine plural amazónicas) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. (mythology) Amazonian (of or relating to the Amazons)
2. (hydrology) Amazonian (having to do with the Amazon River)
3. (ecology) Amazonian (having to do with the Amazon region)

   Synonyms: amazoniense, amazónida

Spanish

Alternative forms

• amazonio (rare)

Etymology

From amazona +‎ -ico.

Adjective

amazónico (feminine amazónica, masculine plural amazónicos, feminine plural amazónicas)

1. Amazonian

Derived terms

• martín pescador amazónico
• selva amazónica
• tapir amazónico

 

Further reading

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