Polyglot Dictionary

centopeia

/sẽtoˈpejɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as centopeias

Meaning

  1. centipede

    • Vi uma centopeia.

      I saw a centipede.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

lacraia

lacraia is more colloquial or regional, Brazilian; centopeia is more standard — both mean "centipede."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ciempiés

ciempiés is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "centipede."

French

mille-pattes

mille-pattes is the French word for the same thing — both mean "centipede."

French

scolopendre

scolopendre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "centipede."

Practice

1 What does centopeia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vi uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches centopeia?

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