molusco

Galician

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

  1. mollusc

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlus.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /moˈluʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈlus.ko/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -usku, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃku
  • Hyphenation: mo‧lus‧co

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

  1. mollusc (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca)

Spanish

Etymology

Singularization of translingual Mollusca, the phylum name, from Latin molluscus (soft), from mollis (soft, delicate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈlusko/ [moˈlus.ko]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -usko
  • Syllabification: mo‧lus‧co

Noun

molusco m (plural moluscos)

  1. mollusc

Adjective

molusco (feminine molusca, masculine plural moluscos, feminine plural moluscas)

  1. molluscan

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