antropófago

See also: antropofago

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɾoˈpɔ.fa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.tɾuˈpɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [ɐ̃.tɾuˈpɔ.fɐ.ɣu], /ɐ̃.tɾɔˈpɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [ɐ̃.tɾɔˈpɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

Adjective

antropófago (feminine antropófaga, masculine plural antropófagos, feminine plural antropófagas)

1. anthropophagous

Related terms

• antropofagia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anthrōpophagus, from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antɾoˈpofaɡo/ [ãn̪.t̪ɾoˈpo.fa.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -ofaɡo
• Syllabification: an‧tro‧pó‧fa‧go

Adjective

antropófago (feminine antropófaga, masculine plural antropófagos, feminine plural antropófagas)

1. (of humans) cannibalistic, anthropophagous

   Synonym: caníbal

Related terms

• antropofagia

 

Further reading

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