Galician

Alternative forms

• persebe

Noun

percebe m ‎(plural percebes)

1. barnacle

Synonyms

• mixote

Portuguese

Etymology 1

percebe (Pollicipes pollicipes)

From Medieval Latin pollicipēs, pollicipedis, from Latin pollex, pollicis "thumb" + pēs, pedis "foot".

Alternative forms

• perceve
• perceba

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.ˈse.bi/
• Hyphenation: per‧ce‧be

Noun

percebe m (plural percebes)

1. barnacle

Synonyms

• craca

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.ˈsɛ.bi/
• Hyphenation: per‧ce‧be

Verb

percebe

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of perceber

   Ele percebe isso.

   He notices this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of perceber

   Tu aí, percebe isso sozinho.

   You there, notice this by yourself.

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pollicipēs, pollicipedis, from Latin pollex, pollicis "thumb" + pēs, pedis "foot".

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /pe̞ɾˈθe̞βe̞/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /pe̞ɾˈse̞βe̞/

Noun

percebe m ‎(plural percebes)

1. barnacle