basilisco
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.ziˈli.sko/
- Rhymes: -isko
- Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lì‧sco
Noun
basilisco m (plural basilischi)
- basilisk, a mythical snake-like dragon
- basilisk, a lizard of the genus Basiliscus
Anagrams
Latin
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- basalisco (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈlis.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈliʃ.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.ziˈlis.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ.ziˈliʃ.ku/
- Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lis‧co
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /basiˈlisko/ [ba.siˈlis.ko]
- Rhymes: -isko
- Syllabification: ba‧si‧lis‧co
Derived terms
Further reading
- “basilisco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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