carpófago

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρπόφάγος (karpóphágos, “fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, carpo- +‎ -fago.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/ [kahˈpɔ.fa.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/ [kahˈpɔ.fa.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/ [kaχˈpɔ.fa.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈpɔ.fa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈpɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [kɐɾˈpɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: car‧pó‧fa‧go

Adjective

carpófago (feminine carpófaga, masculine plural carpófagos, feminine plural carpófagas)

1. (ecology) carpophagous (having a diet that consists mostly of fruit)

Noun

carpófago m (plural carpófagos)

1. (ecology) carpophage (animal that eats mostly fruit)

Synonyms

• frugívoro

Related terms

• carpo
• carpofagia