penguin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛŋgwɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɛŋgwɪn, ˈpɛn-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(peng′gwin, pen′-)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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penguin n (bird)pingüino nm
 Penguins are black and white.
 Los pingüinos son negros y blancos.
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Compound Forms:
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emperor penguin n (large Antarctic penguin)pingüino emperador loc nom mf
 The emperor penguin makes its habitat in Antarctica.
 El hábitat del pingüino emperador es la Antártida.
king penguin n (large penguin with patches of yellow colouring)pingüino emperador loc nom mf
 King penguins spend much of the year on the ice incubating their eggs.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El pingüino emperador (Aptenodytes forsteri) tiene pico largo y curvado hacia abajo.
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'penguin' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
emperor penguin - king penguin
Spanish:
pingüino - pájaro bobo

Collocations: a penguin [baby, chick], [an emperor, a rockhopper] penguin, a [waddling, swimming] penguin, more...

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