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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConejo
/koˈne.xo/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A burrowing, gregarious plant-eating mammal with long ears, long hind legs, and a short tail.
"El conejo saltó rápidamente hacia los arbustos." - 2
The edible meat of this animal, used in various traditional dishes.
"Cenamos un estofado de conejo con hierbas finas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin cuniculus, meaning an underground passage or rabbit, likely of Iberian substrate origin. The term evolved through Old Spanish as coniejo before stabilizing into the modern form denoting the lagomorph mammal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conejo" is said worldwide
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lapin
Transliteration: /la.pɛ̃/
"Le lapin mange de l'herbe fraîche dans le jardin."
Kaninchen
Transliteration: /kaˈniːnçən/
"Das Kaninchen hoppelt über die Wiese."
coniglio
Transliteration: /koˈniʎ.ʎo/
"Il coniglio bianco corre veloce."
conejo
Transliteration: /koˈne.xo/
"El conejo es un animal muy ágil."
coelho
Transliteration: /kuˈe.ʎu/
"O coelho saltou por cima da cerca."
खरगोश
Transliteration: khargosh
"खरगोश तेज़ी से दौड़ता है।"
兔子
Transliteration: tùzi
"那只兔子在草地上吃草。"
토끼
Transliteration: tokki
"토끼가 풀밭에서 뛰어놀고 있습니다."
兎
Transliteration: usagi
Script: うさぎ
"庭で白いウサギを見かけました。"
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