terráqueo

See also: terraqueo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈha.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈha.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈha.kju]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.u/ [teˈχa.ke.u], /teˈʁa.ki.u/ [teˈχa.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /teˈʁa.kju/ [teˈχa.kju]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.ke.o/ [teˈha.ke.o]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈʁa.kju/

Hyphenation: ter‧rá‧que‧o

Noun

terráqueo m (plural terráqueos, feminine terráquea, feminine plural terráqueas)

(chiefly in ufology or science fiction) Earthling (inhabitant of the planet Earth)
Synonym: terrestre

Antonyms: alien, alienígena, extraterrestre, ET

Adjective

terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas, not comparable)

terrestrial (of planet Earth)
Synonyms: terreal, terreno, terrestre

Antonyms: alienígena, extraterrestre

Related terms

Terra

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin terraqueus.

Adjective

terráqueo (feminine terráquea, masculine plural terráqueos, feminine plural terráqueas)

(relational) earth; terrestrial

Derived terms

globo terráqueo

Noun

terráqueo m (plural terráqueos)

earthling, terraqueous

Further reading

“terráqueo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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