tentáculo
Galician
Etymology
From New Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō.
Noun
tentáculo m (plural tentáculos)
- tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tentáculo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
From New Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tẽˈta.ku.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tẽˈta.ku.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tẽˈta.ku.lu/
- Rhymes: -akulu
- Hyphenation: ten‧tá‧cu‧lo
Noun
tentáculo m (plural tentáculos)
- tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tentáculo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “tentáculo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin tentāculum, from Latin tentō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tenˈtakulo/ [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.ku.lo]
- Rhymes: -akulo
- Syllabification: ten‧tá‧cu‧lo
Noun
tentáculo m (plural tentáculos)
- tentacle (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tentáculo”, 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