andrógino
See also: androgino
Portuguese
Adjective
andrógino m (feminine singular andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas, comparable)
- androgynous (pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively of either sex)
- (biology) epicene (having both male and female biological characteristics)
Noun
andrógino m (plural andróginos)
- hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin androgynus, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος (andrógunos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr), ἀνδρός (andros) "man" + γυνή (gunḗ) "woman".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈdɾoxino/, [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾoxino]
Adjective
andrógino (feminine singular andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas)
Synonyms
- (hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic): hermafrodita
- (monoecious): monoico
Noun
andrógino m (plural andróginos, feminine andrógina, feminine plural andróginas)
Synonyms
- (hermaphrodite): hermafrodita
Derived terms
Further reading
- “andrógino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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