crocodilo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾokoˈdilo/ [kɾo.koˈð̞i.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: cro‧co‧di‧lo

Noun

crocodilo m (plural crocodilos)

1. crocodile

Further reading

• “crocodilo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Crocodilo

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾo.koˈd͡ʒi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾo.koˈd͡ʒi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾo.koˈd͡ʒi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾu.kuˈdi.lu/ [kɾu.kuˈði.lu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -ilu
• Hyphenation: cro‧co‧di‧lo

Noun

crocodilo m (plural crocodilos)

1. crocodile

Usage notes

• The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, crocodilo-macho for male and crocodilo-fêmea for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

Coordinate terms

crocodilians: crocodilianosedit

• aligátor / aligator
• caimão
• crocodilo
• gavial
• jacaré

Further reading

• “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “crocodilo”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “crocodilo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “crocodilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “crocodilo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Latin crocodīlus, which it was reinforced by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾokoˈdilo/ [kɾo.koˈð̞i.lo]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: cro‧co‧di‧lo

Noun

crocodilo m (plural crocodilos)

1. rare form of cocodrilo

Further reading

• “crocodilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025