hipopótamo

== Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ipoˈpɔtamo/ [i.poˈpɔ.t̪a.mʊ] Rhymes: -ɔtamo === Noun === hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos) hippopotamus === References === “hipopótamo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === hipopotamo (superseded) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔtamu Hyphenation: hi‧po‧pó‧ta‧mo === Noun === hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas) hippopotamus Synonym: (obsolete) cavalo-marinho ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hipopótamo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “hipopótamo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “hipopótamo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ipoˈpotamo/ [i.poˈpo.t̪a.mo] Rhymes: -otamo Syllabification: hi‧po‧pó‧ta‧mo === Noun === hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas) hippopotamus === Further reading === “hipopótamo”, 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