helicóptero

From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

• heliporto

• “helicóptero”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

• Hyphenation: he‧li‧cóp‧te‧ro

helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

• heliporto

• hélice
• heliporto

• “helicóptero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

• IPA^(key): /eliˈkobteɾo/ [e.liˈkoβ̞.t̪e.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -obteɾo
• Syllabification: he‧li‧cóp‧te‧ro

helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

• “helicóptero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024