helicóptero

See also: helicoptero

Galician

Etymology

From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Noun

helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

Related terms

• heliporto

Further reading

• “helicóptero”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.liˈkɔp.te.ɾu/, /e.liˈkɔ.pi.te.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.liˈkɔp.te.ɾu/, /e.liˈkɔ.pi.te.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.liˈkɔp.te.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.liˈkɔ.ptɨ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: he‧li‧cóp‧te‧ro

Noun

helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

Related terms

• heliporto

Related terms

• hélice
• heliporto

Further reading

• “helicóptero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eliˈkobteɾo/ [e.liˈkoβ̞.t̪e.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -obteɾo
• Syllabification: he‧li‧cóp‧te‧ro

Noun

helicóptero m (plural helicópteros)

1. helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

Derived terms

• portahelicópteros

 

Related terms

• helipuerto

 

Further reading

• “helicóptero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28