octopus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒktəpəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑktəpəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ok′tə pəs)

Inflections of 'octopus' (n):
octopuses
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octopi
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
octopus n (animal)pulpo nm
 An octopus has eight tentacles.
 El pulpo tiene ocho tentáculos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
octopus n figurative, often disapproving (organization with many arms)organización con muchas sedes nf + loc adj
  (figurado)pulpo nm
 The company has grown quickly and is now an octopus.
 La compañía ha crecido rápidamente y ahora es una organización con muchas sedes.
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'octopus' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
cephalopod - devilfish - ink - tentacle
Spanish:
pulpo

Collocations: an octopus tentacle, [try, eat, cook] octopus, [fried, roasted, grilled] octopus, more...

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