trópico
Portuguese
Noun
trópico m (plural trópicos)
- tropic (either of the two parallels north and south of the equator)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin tropicus, from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós), from τροπή (tropḗ, “a turning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾopiko/, [ˈt̪ɾopiko]
Derived terms
Adjective
trópico (feminine singular trópica, masculine plural trópicos, feminine plural trópicas)
- Of or relating to tropes and their use.
Further reading
- “trópico” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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