Esfinge

See also: esfinge

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sphynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈfĩ.ʒi/, /eʃˈfĩ.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈfĩ.ʒe/

Proper noun

Esfinge f

  1. Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
  2. (Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈfinxe/ [esˈfĩŋ.xe]
  • Rhymes: -inxe
  • Syllabification: Es‧fin‧ge

Proper noun

Esfinge f

  1. Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
  2. (Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)
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