esfinge

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩʒi, (Portugal) -ĩʒɨ Homophone: Esfinge Hyphenation: es‧fin‧ge === Noun === esfinge f (plural esfinges) sphinx ==== Derived terms ==== esfíngico === Further reading === “esfinge”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esfinge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈfinxe/ [esˈfĩŋ.xe] Rhymes: -inxe Syllabification: es‧fin‧ge === Noun === esfinge f (plural esfinges) (mythology) sphinx hawk moth poker face; poker-faced person ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “esfinge”, 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