licántropo
See also: licantropo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “wolf man”, from λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈkantɾopo/ [liˈkãn̪.t̪ɾo.po]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -antɾopo
- Syllabification: li‧cán‧tro‧po
Noun
licántropo m (plural licántropos, feminine licántropa, feminine plural licántropas)
- werewolf, lycanthrope
- Synonym: hombre lobo
Related terms
- licantropía
- licantrópico
Further reading
- “licántropo”, 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