celacanto

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos) "hollow" + ἄκανθα (ákantha) "spine".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃe.laˈkan.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: ce‧la‧càn‧to

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacanti)

1. coelacanth

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.laˈkɐ̃.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.laˈkɐ̃.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.laˈkɐ̃.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɐˈkɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacantos)

1. coelacanth (either of two species of deep-water fish)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin coelacanthus, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) + ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θelaˈkanto/ [θe.laˈkãn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /selaˈkanto/ [se.laˈkãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: ce‧la‧can‧to

Noun

celacanto m (plural celacantos)

1. coelacanth

Further reading

• “celacanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10