acéfalo

See also: acefalo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos).

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: a‧cé‧fa‧lo

Adjective

acéfalo (feminine acéfala, masculine plural acéfalos, feminine plural acéfalas)

  1. headless; acephalous (without a head)
  2. (figuratively) dumb, idiotic (unintelligent)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθefalo/ [aˈθe.fa.lo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˈsefalo/ [aˈse.fa.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -efalo
  • Syllabification: a‧cé‧fa‧lo

Adjective

acéfalo (feminine acéfala, masculine plural acéfalos, feminine plural acéfalas)

  1. headless
  2. leaderless

Further reading

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