sileno
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sileno (plural sileni)
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sileno (plural sileni)
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Etymology edit
From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).
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sileno m (plural sileni)
- (Greek mythology) a human being with equine attributes (usually the ears and tail, sometimes the legs)
- (zoology) lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
- Synonym: vanderù
Further reading edit
- sileno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- sileno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- silèno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- silèno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Etymology edit
From Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σειληνός (Seilēnós).
Pronunciation edit
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sileno m (plural silenos)
Further reading edit
- “sileno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014