octópodo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Backformed as a singular from translingual Octopoda, the order name, derived from New Latin octōpoda, plural of octōpūs (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /oɡˈtopodo/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪o.po.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -opodo
Syllabification: oc‧tó‧po‧do
=== Adjective ===
octópodo (feminine octópoda, masculine plural octópodos, feminine plural octópodas)
octopod (eight-legged)
=== Noun ===
octópodo m (plural octópodos)
octopod
==== See also ====
cefalópodo
=== Further reading ===
“octópodo”, 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