zigoto

From zig +‎ -oto.

• IPA^(key): /zi.ɡɔ.to/, /zi.ɡo.to/

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zigoto m (plural zigotos)

1. (colloquial) weirdo, nutter

• “zigoto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

zigoto (plural zigoti)

1. zygote

zigoto m (plural zigoti)

1. alternative form of zigote

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós, “yoked”).

• Hyphenation: zi‧go‧to

zigoto m (plural zigotos)

1. (biology) zygote (fertilized egg cell)

• monozigótico

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

• IPA^(key): /θiˈɡoto/ [θiˈɣ̞o.t̪o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /siˈɡoto/ [siˈɣ̞o.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: zi‧go‧to
• IPA^(key): /tsiˈɡoto/ [t̪siˈɣ̞o.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto

zigoto m (plural zigotos)

1. alternative spelling of cigoto (“zygote”)

• “zigoto”, 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