centopeia

See also: centopéia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin centumpeda.[1][2] Doublet of centípede.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.toˈpɛj.ɐ/ [sẽ.toˈpɛɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.toˈpɛj.a/ [sẽ.toˈpɛɪ̯.a]
 

  • Hyphenation: cen‧to‧pei‧a

Noun

centopeia f (plural centopeias)

  1. centipede (A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda)
    Synonyms: quilópode, cempés

References

  1. ^ “centopeia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “centopeia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
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