crocodilo

== Galician == === Etymology === From Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾokoˈdilo/ [kɾo.koˈð̞i.lʊ] Rhymes: -ilo Hyphenation: cro‧co‧di‧lo === Noun === crocodilo m (plural crocodilos) crocodile === Further reading === “crocodilo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ilu Hyphenation: cro‧co‧di‧lo === Noun === crocodilo m (plural crocodilos) crocodile ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, crocodilo-macho for male and crocodilo-fêmea for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so. ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Further reading === “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “crocodilo”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “crocodilo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “crocodilo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Latin crocodīlus, which it was reinforced by. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɾokoˈdilo/ [kɾo.koˈð̞i.lo] Rhymes: -ilo Syllabification: cro‧co‧di‧lo === Noun === crocodilo m (plural crocodilos) rare form of cocodrilo === Further reading === “crocodilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025