esfinge
See also: Esfinge
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈfĩ.ʒi/, /eʃˈfĩ.ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈfĩ.ʒe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈfĩ.ʒɨ/
Noun
esfinge f (plural esfinges)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “esfinge”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “esfinge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈfinxe/ [esˈfĩŋ.xe]
- Rhymes: -inxe
- Syllabification: es‧fin‧ge
Noun
esfinge f (plural esfinges)
- (mythology) sphinx
- hawk moth
- poker face; poker-faced person
Derived terms
Further reading
- “esfinge”, 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