centauro
Galician
Noun
centauro m (plural centauros)
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡senˈtau̯ro/
Noun
centauro (plural centauri)
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtaw.ro/
- Rhymes: -awro
- Hyphenation: cen‧tàu‧ro
Noun
centauro m or f by sense (plural centauri)
- (mythology) centaur
- Synonym: ippocentauro
- (figurative) motorcyclist
- Synonym: motociclista
Further reading
- centauro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
centaurō
- dative/ablative singular of centaurus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈtaw.ɾu/ [sẽˈtaʊ̯.ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽˈtaw.ɾo/ [sẽˈtaʊ̯.ɾo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈtaw.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -awɾu
- Hyphenation: cen‧tau‧ro
Noun
centauro m (plural centauros)
- centaur (mythical half horse, half man)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin centaurus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θenˈtauɾo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪au̯.ɾo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /senˈtauɾo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪au̯.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -auɾo
- Syllabification: cen‧tau‧ro
Noun
centauro m (plural centauros)
Related terms
Further reading
- “centauro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024