"esqueleto" meaning in Portuguese

See esqueleto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /is.keˈle.tu/ [Brazil], /es.keˈle.tu/ [Brazil], /is.keˈle.tu/ [Brazil], /es.keˈle.tu/ [Brazil], /iʃ.keˈle.tu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃ.keˈle.tu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /es.keˈle.to/ [Southern-Brazil], /(i)ʃ.kɨˈle.tu/ [Portugal] Forms: esqueletos [plural]
Rhymes: -etu Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, to dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skele- (“to parch, to wither”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|pt|grc|σκελετός||dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*skele-||to parch, to wither}} Proto-Indo-European *skele- (“to parch, to wither”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} esqueleto m (plural esqueletos)
  1. (anatomy) skeleton (bones of an organism) Tags: masculine Synonyms: ossamenta, ossatura Hyponyms (bones of an organism): endoesqueleto, exoesqueleto Meronyms (bones of an organism): osso
    Sense id: en-esqueleto-pt-noun-ihkNFLkp Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'bones of an organism': 93 1 3 2 Disambiguation of 'bones of an organism': 93 1 3 2
  2. (fiction) skeleton (undead) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esqueleto-pt-noun-0WCc-AAu Categories (other): Fiction Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  3. (figuratively, derogatory) a very thin person Tags: derogatory, figuratively, masculine Synonyms: chupado, cadáver, seco, anoréxico
    Sense id: en-esqueleto-pt-noun-TKe~ri3y Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Skeleton Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 14 30 9 17 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 13 30 9 17 12 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 23 6 52 19 Disambiguation of Skeleton: 21 24 55 0
  4. frame; framework Tags: masculine Synonyms: estrutura, armação
    Sense id: en-esqueleto-pt-noun-Fi1rI9fK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: homem-esqueleto [masculine], citoesqueleto [masculine], dermatoesqueleto [masculine], esquelético, exoesqueleto [masculine] Related terms: esquelético, skeleton

Inflected forms

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          "word": "gordo"
        },
        {
          "word": "baleia"
        },
        {
          "word": "rolha de poço"
        },
        {
          "word": "hipopótamo"
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          "word": "obeso"
        }
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          "word": "seco"
        },
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          "word": "anoréxico"
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      "ipa": "/iʃ.keˈle.tu/",
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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      "ipa": "/eʃ.keˈle.tu/",
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        },
        {
          "word": "baleia"
        },
        {
          "word": "rolha de poço"
        },
        {
          "word": "hipopótamo"
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          "word": "obeso"
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