Bucéfalo

See also: bucefalo, Bucefalo, and bucéfalo

Portuguese

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

Learned borrowing from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhălos).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈsɛ.fa.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /buˈsɛ.fa.lo/

  • Homophone: bucéfalo
  • Hyphenation: Bu‧cé‧fa‧lo

Proper noun

Bucéfalo m

  1. (historical) Bucephalus (the warhorse of Alexander the Great)

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • Bucéfalas

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhălos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈθefalo/ [buˈθe.fa.lo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /buˈsefalo/ [buˈse.fa.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -efalo
  • Syllabification: Bu‧cé‧fa‧lo

Proper noun

Bucéfalo m

  1. Bucephalus (the horse of Alexander the Great)

Further reading

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