zigoto

French

Etymology

From zig +‎ -oto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi.ɡɔ.to/, /zi.ɡo.to/

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Noun

zigoto m (plural zigotos)

1. (colloquial) weirdo, nutter

Further reading

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

Ido

Noun

zigoto (plural zigoti)

1. zygote

Italian

Noun

zigoto m (plural zigoti)

1. Alternative form of zigote

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós, “yoked”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡo.tu/, /ziˈɡɔ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡo.tu/, /ziˈɡɔ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡo.to/, /ziˈɡɔ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ziˈɡo.tu/ [ziˈɣo.tu]

• Hyphenation: zi‧go‧to

Noun

zigoto m (plural zigotos)

1. (biology) zygote (fertilized egg cell)

Related terms

• monozigótico

Spanish

Noun

zigoto m (plural zigotos)

1. Alternative spelling of cigoto (“zygote”)

Further reading

• “zigoto”, 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