xifópago

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of Ancient Greek ξῐ́φος (xĭ́phos) +‎ Ancient Greek πᾰ́γος (pắgos).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pa.ɡo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃiˈfɔ.pɐ.ɡu/ [ʃiˈfɔ.pɐ.ɣu]

  • Rhymes: -ɔpaɡu, -ɔpɐɡu
  • Hyphenation: xi‧fó‧pa‧go

Adjective

xifópago (feminine xifópaga, masculine plural xifópagos, feminine plural xifópagas)

  1. (teratology) xiphopagus (which presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)
    Synonym: teratópago
  2. (figuratively) xiphopagus (that is closely linked to another through the way of thinking and/or acting)

Noun

xifópago m (plural xifópagos, feminine xifópaga, feminine plural xifópagas)

  1. (teratology) xiphopagus (being that presents duplication in the ventral region between the end of the sternum and the navel)
    Synonym: teratópago
  2. (figuratively) xiphopagus (individual who is closely linked to another by way of thinking and/or acting)

References

  1. ^ “xifópago”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

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