percebe

See also: percebé

Galician

percebes

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pollicipēde, from Latin pollicis (thumb) + pedis (foot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾˈθeβe̝/, (western) /peɾˈseβe̝/

Noun

percebe m (plural percebes)

  1. (crustacean) gooseneck barnacle

Derived terms

References


    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

    percebe (Pollicipes pollicipes)

    From Medieval Latin pollicipēs, pollicipedis, from Latin pollex, pollicis "thumb" + pēs, pedis "foot".

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.ˈse.bi/
    • Hyphenation: per‧ce‧be

    Noun

    percebe m (plural percebes)

    1. barnacle

    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.ˈsɛ.bi/
    • Hyphenation: per‧ce‧be

    Verb

    percebe

    1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of perceber
      Ele percebe isso.
      He notices this.
    2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of perceber
      Tu aí, percebe isso sozinho.
      You there, notice this by yourself.

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Medieval Latin pollicipēs, pollicipedis, from Latin pollex, pollicis "thumb" + pēs, pedis "foot".

    Pronunciation

    • (Castilian) IPA(key): /peɾˈθebe/, [peɾˈθeβe]
    • (Latin America) IPA(key): /perˈsebe/, [perˈseβe]

    Noun

    percebe m (plural percebes)

    1. barnacle
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