hipódromo

See also: hipodromo

Portuguese

hipódromo

Etymology

From Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hipo- +‎ -dromo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾo.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾo.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾo.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpɔ.dɾu.mu/ [iˈpɔ.ðɾu.mu]

• Hyphenation: hi‧pó‧dro‧mo

Noun

hipódromo m (plural hipódromos)

1. hippodrome
2. racetrack

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈpodɾomo/ [iˈpo.ð̞ɾo.mo]
• Rhymes: -odɾomo
• Syllabification: hi‧pó‧dro‧mo

Noun

hipódromo m (plural hipódromos)

1. hippodrome, racetrack

   Synonym: (obsolete) almidana

Further reading

• “hipódromo”, 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