Masculine
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dinossauro

Meaning

  1. (masculine) dinosaur (any of various extinct reptiles belonging to the Dinosauria)
  2. (derogatory, figuratively, masculine) dinosaur (old-fashioned person or thing)

Synonyms

dinossáurio

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒi.noˈsaw.ɾu/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin dīnosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

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