tiranosaurio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin tyrannosaurus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˌɾanoˈsauɾjo/ [t̪iˌɾa.noˈsau̯.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -auɾjo
• Syllabification: ti‧ra‧no‧sau‧rio

Noun

tiranosaurio m (plural tiranosaurios)

1. tyrannosaurus

Further reading

• “tiranosaurio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28