andrógino

See also: androgino

Portuguese

Adjective

andrógino m (feminine singular andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas, comparable)

  1. androgynous (pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively of either sex)
  2. (biology) epicene (having both male and female biological characteristics)

Noun

andrógino m (plural andróginos)

  1. hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin androgynus, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος (andrógunos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr), ἀνδρός (andros) "man" + γυνή (gunḗ) "woman".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdɾoxino/, [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾoxino]

Adjective

andrógino (feminine singular andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas)

  1. androgynous
  2. hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic
  3. (botany) monoecious

Synonyms

Noun

andrógino m (plural andróginos, feminine andrógina, feminine plural andróginas)

  1. androgyne
  2. hermaphrodite

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