Esfinge

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Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Esphinge (obsolete)
Esphynge (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Sphynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈfĩ.ʒi/, /eʃˈfĩ.ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈfĩ.ʒe/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈfĩ.ʒɨ/

Proper noun[edit]

Esfinge f

Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
(Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)

Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Esfinge

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /esˈfinxe/ [esˈfĩŋ.xe]
Rhymes: -inxe
Syllabification: Es‧fin‧ge

Proper noun[edit]

Esfinge f

Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
(Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)

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