macrocéfalo

See also: macrocefalo

Portuguese

Etymology

From macr(o)- +‎ -céfalo, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.kɾoˈsɛ.fa.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.kɾoˈsɛ.fa.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.kɾoˈsɛ.fa.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.kɾɔˈsɛ.fɐ.lu/

• Hyphenation: ma‧cro‧cé‧fa‧lo

Adjective

macrocéfalo (feminine macrocéfala, masculine plural macrocéfalos, feminine plural macrocéfalas)

1. macrocephalic

Noun

macrocéfalo m (plural macrocéfalos, feminine macrocéfala, feminine plural macrocéfalas)

1. one who has macrocephaly

Further reading

• “macrocéfalo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “macrocéfalo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “macrocéfalo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “macrocéfalo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “macrocéfalo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “macrocéfalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From macro- +‎ -céfalo, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /makɾoˈθefalo/ [ma.kɾoˈθe.fa.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /makɾoˈsefalo/ [ma.kɾoˈse.fa.lo]
• Rhymes: -efalo
• Syllabification: ma‧cro‧cé‧fa‧lo

Adjective

macrocéfalo (feminine macrocéfala, masculine plural macrocéfalos, feminine plural macrocéfalas)

1. macrocephalic

Further reading

• “macrocéfalo”, 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