esfinge

See also: Esfinge

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin Sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈfĩ.ʒi/, /eʃˈfĩ.ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈfĩ.ʒe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈfĩ.ʒɨ/

Noun

esfinge f (plural esfinges)

1. sphinx

Related terms

• esfíngico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈfinxe/ [esˈfĩŋ.xe]
• Rhymes: -inxe
• Syllabification: es‧fin‧ge

Noun

esfinge f (plural esfinges)

1. (mythology) sphinx
2. hawk moth
3. poker face; poker-faced person

Derived terms

• polilla esfinge

 

Further reading

• “esfinge”, 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