rinoceronte

Asturian

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros (herbivorous pachyderm)

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Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rinɔθeˈɾontɪ/

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōs, rhīnocerōtis, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.no.t͡ʃeˈron.te/

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinoceronti)

1. rhinoceros

Anagrams

• contornerei

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Portuguese

rinoceronte

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōs, rhīnocerōtis, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁinɔsɨˈɾõtɨ/

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros

   Synonym: (obsolete) bada

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōs, rhīnocerōtis, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /rinoθeˈɾonte/, [ri.no.θeˈɾõn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /rinoseˈɾonte/, [ri.no.seˈɾõn̪.t̪e]

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Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes, feminine rinoceronta, feminine plural rinocerontas)

1. rhinoceros

Derived terms

• rinoceronte blanco
• rinoceronte de Java
• rinoceronte de Sumatra
• rinoceronte indio
• rinoceronte lanudo
• rinoceronte negro

 

Further reading

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