Portuguese

Adjective

andrógino m ‎(feminine singular andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas, comparable)

1. androgynous (pertaining to a characteristic that is not definitively of either sex)
2. (biology) epicene (having both male and female biological characteristics)

Noun

andrógino m (plural andróginos)

1. hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads)

Synonyms

• hermafrodita, dígamo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin androgynus, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγυνος ‎(andrógunos), from ἀνήρ ‎(anḗr), ἀνδρός (andros) "man" + γυνή ‎(gunḗ) "woman".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈdɾo.xi.no/

Adjective

andrógino m ‎(feminine singular andrógina, masculine plural andróginos, feminine plural andróginas)

1. androgynous
2. hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic
3. (botany) monoecious

Synonyms

• (hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic): hermafrodita
• (monoecious): monoico

Noun

andrógino m ‎(plural andróginos, feminine andrógina)

1. androgyne
2. hermaphrodite

Synonyms

• (hermaphrodite): hermafrodita m

Derived terms

• androginia f