predador
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedātōrem, from praedor (“to acquire loot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
predador m (plural predadors)
- (ecology) predator
- Synonym: depredador
Related terms
Further reading
- “predador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedātōrem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.daˈdoʁ/ [pɾe.daˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾe.daˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾe.daˈdoʁ/ [pɾe.daˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.daˈdoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.dɐˈdoɾ/ [pɾɨ.ðɐˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.dɐˈdo.ɾi/ [pɾɨ.ðɐˈðo.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: pre‧da‧dor
Noun
predador m (plural predadores, feminine predadora, feminine plural predadoras)
- predator (animal that hunts and kills other animals)
- predator (someone who attacks and plunders for gain)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praedatorem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾedaˈdoɾ/ [pɾe.ð̞aˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧da‧dor
Adjective
predador (feminine predadora, masculine plural predadores, feminine plural predadoras)
Noun
predador m (plural predadores)
- predator (any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms)
Related terms
Further reading
- “predador”, 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