braquicéfalo
Portuguese
Etymology
From braqui- + -céfalo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾa.kiˈsɛ.fa.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɾa.kiˈsɛ.fa.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾɐ.kiˈsɛ.fɐ.lu/
- Hyphenation: bra‧qui‧cé‧fa‧lo
Adjective
braquicéfalo (feminine braquicéfala, masculine plural braquicéfalos, feminine plural braquicéfalas)
- brachycephalic (having a head that is short from front to back)
- Synonym: braquicefálico
Further reading
- “braquicéfalo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “braquicéfalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾakiˈθefalo/ [bɾa.kiˈθe.fa.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /bɾakiˈsefalo/ [bɾa.kiˈse.fa.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -efalo
- Syllabification: bra‧qui‧cé‧fa‧lo
Adjective
braquicéfalo (feminine braquicéfala, masculine plural braquicéfalos, feminine plural braquicéfalas)
- brachycephalic (having a head that is short from front to back)
Further reading
- “braquicéfalo”, 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