bucentaur

== English == === Etymology === Supposedly from Ancient Greek, but perhaps invented later. See remarks at Wikipedia. === Noun === bucentaur (plural bucentaurs) A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man. A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic. ==== Translations ==== === References === “bucentaur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian bucentoro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /by.sɛnˈtɑu̯.ər/ Hyphenation: bu‧cen‧taur Rhymes: -ɑu̯ər === Noun === bucentaur m (plural bucentauren, no diminutive) a bucentaur (Venetian galley) [from early 19th c.] a bucentaur (human-bovine hybrid) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bucentaure. === Noun === bucentaur m (plural bucentauri) bucentaur ==== Declension ====