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lobo
lobo
See also: lôbo
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Noun
lobo (accusative singular lobon, plural loboj, accusative plural lobojn)
Derived terms
Portuguese

Um lobo.
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese lobo, from Latin lupus (“wolf”), from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Alternative forms
- lôbo (obsolete)
 
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlo.βu/
 - (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bu/
 - (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlo.bo/
 - Hyphenation: lo‧bo
 
Noun
lobo m (plural lobos, feminine loba, feminine plural lobas)
- wolf (a wild canid)
 
Derived terms
- lobinho, lobozinho (diminutives)
 - lobão (augmentative)
 
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Related terms
Etymology 2
From New Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “earlobe”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.βu/
 - (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.bu/
 - (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.bo/
 - Hyphenation: lo‧bo
 
Noun
lobo m (plural lobos)
Derived terms
- lobo frontal
 - lobo occipital
 - lobo parietal
 - lobo temporal
 - lobotomia
 
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin lupus, from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈloβo]
 
Noun
lobo m (plural lobos, feminine loba)