rinoceronte

Asturian

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

1. rhinoceros (herbivorous pachyderm)

Galician

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 word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “rinoceronte-macho” for male, and “rinoceronte-fêmea” for female.

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