comensalismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From comensal +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.mẽ.saˈliz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.mẽ.saˈliʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.mẽ.saˈliz.mo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.mẽ.sɐˈliʒ.mu/

Hyphenation: co‧men‧sa‧lis‧mo

Noun

comensalismo m (plural comensalismos)

(ecology) commensalism

Further reading

“comensalismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“comensalismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From comensal +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /komensaˈlismo/ [ko.mẽn.saˈliz.mo]
Rhymes: -ismo
Syllabification: co‧men‧sa‧lis‧mo

Noun

comensalismo m (plural comensalismos)

(ecology) commensalism

Further reading

“comensalismo”, 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