alóctono

Spanish

Etymology

From alo- + Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), χθονός (khthonós, “earth”), on pattern of autóctono.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈloɡtono/ [aˈloɣ̞.t̪o.no]
• Rhymes: -oɡtono
• Syllabification: a‧lóc‧to‧no

Adjective

alóctono (feminine alóctona, masculine plural alóctonos, feminine plural alóctonas)

1. allochthonous; (biology) introduced

   Antonyms: autóctono, extranjero

Further reading

• “alóctono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28