hipocampo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.poˈkɐ̃.pu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.poˈkɐ̃.po/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌi.pɔˈkɐ̃.pu/

  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧cam‧po

Noun

hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)

  1. (Greek mythology) hippocampus; hippocamp (creature that is half horse and half fish)
  2. (anatomy) hippocampus (region of the brain that plays a role in memory and emotion)
  3. sea horse (any of the various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus)
    Synonym: cavalo-marinho

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin hippocampus (“sea horse”), from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, “sea horse, hippocamp”, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) +‎ κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”)), describing a mythological creature with a horse's forepart and a fishlike hindquarter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ipoˈkampo/ [i.poˈkãm.po]
  • Rhymes: -ampo
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧cam‧po

Noun

hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)

  1. (neuroanatomy) hippocampus
  2. (zoology) sea horse
    Synonym: caballito de mar
  3. (Greek mythology) hippocamp; hippocampus

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