cocodrilo

Aragonese

Etymology

Hyperthetic form from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Noun

cocodrilo m (plural cocodrilos)

1. crocodile

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “cocodrilo”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• crocodilo (rare)

Etymology

Hyperthetic form from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kokoˈdɾilo/ [ko.koˈð̞ɾi.lo]

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• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: co‧co‧dri‧lo

Noun

cocodrilo m (plural cocodrilos, feminine cocodrila, feminine plural cocodrilas)

1. crocodile (predatory amphibious reptile of the family Crocodylidae)
2. (proscribed, informal) crocodile, alligator (crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials)

Derived terms

• cocodrilo de las marismas
• cocodrilo del Nilo
• cocodrilo poroso
• lágrimas de cocodrilo

 

Related terms

• caimán
• lagarto
• reptil
• réptil

 

Further reading

• “cocodrilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16