xifópago
Portuguese
Etymology
Compound of Ancient Greek ξῐ́φος (xíphos) + Ancient Greek πᾰ́γος (págos).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pɐ.ɡu/ [ʃiˈfɔ.pɐ.ɣu]
- Rhymes: -ɔpaɡu, -ɔpɐɡu
- Hyphenation: xi‧fó‧pa‧go
Adjective
xifópago (feminine xifópaga, masculine plural xifópagos, feminine plural xifópagas)
- (teratology) xiphopagus (which presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)
- Synonym: teratópago
- (figuratively) xiphopagus (that is closely linked to another through the way of thinking and/or acting)
Noun
xifópago m (plural xifópagos, feminine xifópaga, feminine plural xifópagas)
- (teratology) xiphopagus (being that presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)
- Synonym: teratópago
- (figuratively) xiphopagus (individual who is closely linked to another by way of thinking and/or acting)
References
- “xifópago” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Further reading
- “xifópago” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “xifópago” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “xifópago” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “xifópago” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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