helicóptero
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== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
=== Noun ===
helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)
helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)
==== Related terms ====
heliporto
=== Further reading ===
“helicóptero”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: he‧li‧cóp‧te‧ro
=== Noun ===
helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)
helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)
==== Related terms ====
heliporto
==== Related terms ====
hélice
heliporto
=== Further reading ===
“helicóptero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“helicóptero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eliˈkobteɾo/ [e.liˈkoβ̞.t̪e.ɾo]
Rhymes: -obteɾo
Syllabification: he‧li‧cóp‧te‧ro
=== Noun ===
helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)
helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“helicóptero”, 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