terráqueo
See also: terraqueo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈha.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈha.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈha.kju]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈχa.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈχa.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈχa.kju]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teˈʁa.ke.o/ [teˈha.ke.o]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨˈʁa.kju/
- Hyphenation: ter‧rá‧que‧o
Noun
terráqueo m (plural terráqueos, feminine terráquea, feminine plural terráqueas)
- (chiefly in ufology or science fiction) Earthling (inhabitant of the planet Earth)
- Synonym: terrestre
- Antonyms: alien, alienígena, extraterrestre, ET
Adjective
terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas, not comparable)
- terrestrial (of planet Earth)
- Synonyms: terreal, terreno, terrestre
- Antonyms: alienígena, extraterrestre
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈrakeo/ [t̪eˈra.ke.o]
- Rhymes: -akeo
- Syllabification: te‧rrá‧que‧o
Adjective
terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas)
- (relational) earth; terrestrial
Derived terms
Noun
terráqueo m (plural terráqueos)
Further reading
- “terráqueo”, 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