armadillo

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɑːməˈdɪləʊ/    美 /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.
    — The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters …. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.

词形变化

armadillos plural armadilloes plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder.
Latin arma
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin armō
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Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Latin armātus
Old Spanish armado
Spanish armado
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old Spanish -iello
Spanish -illo
Spanish armadillobor.
English armadillo
Borrowed from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado (“armored”) in reference to its protective plates.
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