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esqueleto
esqueleto
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skele- "to parch, whither.
Pronunciation
Noun
esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)
- (anatomy) skeleton (bones of an organism)
- (fiction) skeleton (undead)
- (figuratively, pejorative) a very thin person
- frame; framework
Synonyms
- (bones of an organism): ossamenta, ossatura
- (thin person): cadáver, seco, anoréxico
- (frame): estrutura, armação
Antonyms
- (thin person): gordo, baleia, rolha de poço, hipopótamo, obeso
Hyponyms
- (bones of an organism): endoesqueleto, exoesqueleto
Meronyms
- (bones of an organism): osso
Derived terms
- homem-esqueleto m
- citoesqueleto m
- dermatoesqueleto m
- esquelético
- exoesqueleto m
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós) "dried up".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e̞ske̞ˈle̞to̞/
Noun
esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)