ácaro

See also: acaro and acaro-

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈakɐɾʊ]
(Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈakaɾʊ]
- (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈakaɾo]
Hyphenation: á‧ca‧ro

Noun

ácaro m (plural ácaros)

mite (an arachnid)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι (ákari, “cheese mite”), from ἀκαρής (akarḗs, “tiny”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈakaɾo/

Noun

ácaro m (plural ácaros)

mite
(in the plural, zoology) order of mites

Further reading

“ácaro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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