cefo

See also: ĉefo

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfo
  • Hyphenation: cè‧fo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cēphus, from Ancient Greek κῆπος (kêpos), alternative form of κῆβος (kêbos, “long-tailed monkey”).

Noun

cefo m (plural cefi)

  1. moustached guenon (Cercopithecus cephus)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Cephus, from Ancient Greek κηφήν (kēphḗn, “male bee”).

Noun

cefo m (plural cefi)

  1. any cephid, particularly of the species Cephus pygmaeus

Further reading
  • cefo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cefo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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