Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Esphinge (obsolete)
• Esphynge (obsolete)

Proper noun

Esfinge f

1. Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
2. (Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)

Spanish

Proper noun

Esfinge f

1. Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
2. (Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)

Portuguese

Noun

esfinge f (plural esfinges)

1. sphinx

Related terms

• esfíngico

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Sphinx, Sphingis, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ ‎(Sphínx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es.ˈfiŋ.xe/

Noun

esfinge f ‎(plural esfinges)

1. sphinx
2. hawk moth