mastodonte

French

Etymology

Created in 1806 by Georges Cuvier from Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós, “breast”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)

1. mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)

   Hypernym: mammouth

2. (figuratively) mammoth (something very large)

   Synonym: mammouth

Further reading

• “mastodonte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodonti)

1. mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)
2. (by extension) a large, clumsy person

Portuguese

Etymology

From masto- + -odonte (from Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn)).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mas.toˈdõ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mas.toˈdõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʃ.toˈdõ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mas.toˈdõ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐʃ.tuˈdõ.tɨ/ [mɐʃ.tuˈðõ.tɨ]

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)

1. mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)

See also

• mamute

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mastodonte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mastoˈdonte/ [mas.t̪oˈð̞õn̪.t̪e]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -onte
• Syllabification: mas‧to‧don‧te

Noun

mastodonte m (plural mastodontes)

1. mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut)

See also

• mamut

Further reading

• “mastodonte”, 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