esqueleto

Meaning

1. (masculine) skeleton (bones of an organism)
2. (masculine) skeleton (undead)
3. (derogatory, figuratively, masculine) a very thin person
4. (masculine) frame; framework

Concepts

skeleton

bones

carcass

frame

skeletal structure

skeletal system

body

systema skeletale

Opposite of

gordo, baleia, rolha de poço, hipopótamo, obeso

Synonyms

estrutura

osso

🦴

ossada

Sistema esquelético

Translations

squelette

scheletro

skelet

esqueleto

geraamte

Skelett

esquelet

σκελετός

Gerippe

iskelet

karkas

gebeente

ossatura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.keˈle.tu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: σκελετός

In summary

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, to dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skele- (“to parch, to wither”).