rinoceronte

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rinoθeˈɾonte/ [ri.no.θeˈɾõn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -onte
• Syllabification: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros (herbivorous pachyderm)

Galician

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /rinɔθeˈɾonte/ [ri.nɔ.θeˈɾon̪.t̪ɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /rinɔθeˈɾonte/ [ri.nɔ.θeˈɾon̪.t̪ɪ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /rinɔseˈɾonte/ [ri.nɔ.seˈɾon̪.t̪ɪ]

• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.no.t͡ʃeˈron.te/
• Rhymes: -onte
• Hyphenation: ri‧no‧ce‧rón‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinoceronti)

1. rhinoceros

Anagrams

• contornerei

Portuguese

rinoceronte

Alternative forms

• rhinocerota (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōntem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς (rhís, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi/ [hi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi/ [hi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi/ [χi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.te/ [hi.no.seˈɾõ.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁi.nɔ.sɨˈɾõ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros

   Synonyms: (obsolete) bada, (obsolete) ganda

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “rinoceronte macho” for male, and “rinoceronte fêmea” for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and don't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

Further reading

• “rinoceronte”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “rinoceronte”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “rinoceronte”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “rinoceronte”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “rinoceronte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Alternative forms

• rinocerõte, rhinocerõte (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /rinoθeˈɾonte/ [ri.no.θeˈɾõn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /rinoseˈɾonte/ [ri.no.seˈɾõn̪.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -onte
• Syllabification: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes, feminine rinoceronta, feminine plural rinocerontas)

1. rhinoceros

   Synonym: abada (obsolete)

Derived terms

• escarabajo rinoceronte
• rinoceronte blanco
• rinoceronte de Java
• rinoceronte de Sumatra
• rinoceronte indio
• rinoceronte lanudo
• rinoceronte negro

Further reading

• “rinoceronte”, 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