monocerote

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin monocerōs, from Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, “single-horned”, from μόνος (mónos, “one”) +‎ κέρας (kéras, “horn”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /monoθeˈɾote/ [mo.no.θeˈɾo.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /monoseˈɾote/ [mo.no.seˈɾo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: mo‧no‧ce‧ro‧te

Noun

monocerote m (plural monocerotes)

1. (rare) unicorn

   Synonym: unicornio

Further reading

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