zoológico

/θooˈloxiko/ · B2 · adj

zoo

🦁🐘 zoo + lógico = zoo-logic: study of animals, clipped to zoo

Zoológico comes from Greek zōon (animal) + logos (study). So it means relating to the study of animals. Parque zoológico is a zoo, often shortened to zoo. The stress falls on -ló-, matching the accent mark.

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