crocodilo

From Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

• IPA^(key): /kɾokoˈdilo/ [kɾo.koˈð̞i.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: cro‧co‧di‧lo

crocodilo m (plural crocodilos)

1. crocodile

• “crocodilo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Borrowed from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

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• Hyphenation: cro‧co‧di‧lo

crocodilo m (plural crocodilos)

1. crocodile

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

Latin crocodīlus, which it was reinforced by.

• IPA^(key): /kɾokoˈdilo/ [kɾo.koˈð̞i.lo]

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• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: cro‧co‧di‧lo

crocodilo m (plural crocodilos)

1. rare form of cocodrilo

• “crocodilo”, 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