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delfín

Synonyms

delfin

Arroaz

Bufeo

Delfín blanco

Delfín del plata

Delfín liso

Delfín negro

Franciscano

Golfín

Jacobita

Tonina

Tonina overa

cerdo del mar

dolphinfish

fish del delfín

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
del‧fín
Pronounced as (IPA)
/delˈfin/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin delphīnem, variant of delphīnus (compare French dauphin, Italian delfino), from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of δελφίς (delphís, “dolphin”), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).

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