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basilisco.

basilisk (snake-like dragon type)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.ziˈlis.ku/Brazil/ba.ziˈliʃ.ku/Rio-de-Janeiro/bɐ.ziˈliʃ.ku/Portugal
  1. basilisk (snake-like dragon type)

    masculine
  2. basilisk (any lizard of the genus Basiliscus)

    masculine
  3. basilisk (a type of large brass cannon)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

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