crânio

See also: cranio and cranio-

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”), diminutive of κάρα (kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɐ̃.ni.u/ [ˈkɾɐ̃.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ̃.nju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɐ̃.ni.u/ [ˈkɾɐ̃.nɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ̃.nju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɐ.ni.o/ [ˈkɾɐ.nɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ.njo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɐ.nju/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈkɾɐ.ni.u/

• Rhymes: -ɐniu
• Hyphenation: crâ‧ni‧o

Noun

crânio m (plural crânios)

1. skull

   Synonym: (informal) caveira

2. (informal) genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence)

Meronyms

• esfenoide, etmoide, frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal

Holonyms

• cabeça

Coordinate terms

• mandíbula, encéfalo, cérebro

Related terms

• cranial
• craniano
• craniografia
• craniográfico
• craniologia
• craniológico
• craniologista
• craniólogo
• craniometria
• craniométrico
• craniômetro
• cranioscopia
• cranioscópico
• cranioscópio
• craniotomia