elefante

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Meaning

elephant

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
e‧le‧fan‧te
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.leˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (h)elefante, elifante, borrowed from Latin elephantis (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās, “elephant, ivory”).

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