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eunuco

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ewˈnu.ko/
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Hyphenation: eu‧nù‧co

Noun

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eunuco m (plural eunuchi)

  1. eunuch
  2. (slang) weakling or coward

Further reading

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  • eunuco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈnu.ku/ [eʊ̯ˈnu.ku]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ewˈnu.ko/ [eʊ̯ˈnu.ko]

  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Hyphenation: eu‧nu‧co

Adjective

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eunuco (feminine eunuca, masculine plural eunucos, feminine plural eunucas)

  1. castrated
    • 1981, Fernando Pettinati, Antônio Camano, 18:41 from the start, in Feira da Fruta (VHS), spoken by Batman (Fernando Pettinati), São Paulo, reddubing of He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul:
      Não adianta, Coringa. Antes de sair da Batcaverna, eu tirei meu pinto fora. Eu não tenho pinto, não sei se vocês sabem disso. Eu sou eunuco!
      It's no use, Joker. Before leaving the Batcave, I took my dick out. I have no dick, if you don't know that. I'm castrated!
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) sterile
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) useless

Noun

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eunuco m (plural eunucos)

  1. eunuch (castrated human male)
  2. (historical) eunuch (castrated man who was entrusted with the care of the women in the harem)
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) man unable to procreate

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin eunuchus, from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (eunoûkhos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /euˈnuko/ [eu̯ˈnu.ko]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: eu‧nu‧co

Noun

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eunuco m (plural eunucos)

  1. eunuch

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