Esfinge

See also: esfinge

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Esphinge (obsolete)
Esphynge (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sphynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈfĩ.ʒi/, /is.ˈfĩ.ʒi/

Proper noun

Esfinge f

Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
(Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)

Spanish

Proper noun

Esfinge f

Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
(Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)

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