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cete.

whale

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃɛ.te/
  1. whale

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin cētē, plural form of cētos, alternative form of cētus, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “any sea-monster or huge fish”).

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