acéfalo
See also: acefalo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsɛ.fa.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsɛ.fa.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈsɛ.fɐ.lu/
- Hyphenation: a‧cé‧fa‧lo
Adjective
acéfalo (feminine acéfala, masculine plural acéfalos, feminine plural acéfalas)
- headless; acephalous (without a head)
- (figuratively) dumb, idiotic (unintelligent)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Further reading
- “acéfalo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “acéfalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈθefalo/ [aˈθe.fa.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /aˈsefalo/ [aˈse.fa.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -efalo
- Syllabification: a‧cé‧fa‧lo
Adjective
acéfalo (feminine acéfala, masculine plural acéfalos, feminine plural acéfalas)
Related terms
Further reading
- “acéfalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025