octópodo

Spanish

Etymology

Backformed as a singular from translingual Octopoda, the order name, derived from New Latin octōpoda, plural of octōpūs (“octopus”), from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡˈtopodo/ [oɣ̞ˈt̪o.po.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -opodo
• Syllabification: oc‧tó‧po‧do

Adjective

octópodo (feminine octópoda, masculine plural octópodos, feminine plural octópodas)

1. octopod (eight-legged)

Noun

octópodo m (plural octópodos)

1. octopod

See also

• cefalópodo

Further reading

• “octópodo”, 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