dinossauro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin dīnosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.noˈsaw.ɾu/ [d͡ʒi.noˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]

  • Rhymes: -awɾu
  • Hyphenation: di‧nos‧sau‧ro

Noun

dinossauro m (plural dinossauros, feminine (colloquial) dinossaura, feminine plural (colloquial) dinossauras)

  1. dinosaur (any of various extinct reptiles belonging to the Dinosauria)
    Synonym: dino
  2. (figurative, derogatory) dinosaur (old-fashioned person or thing)

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