clípeo
Spanish, noun/ˈklipeo/
clípeo is spelled C-L-Í-P-E-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish, the 200,060th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clípeo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “clipeus (a type of circular shield)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Medallón o pieza cuya forma evoca a la del clípeo”.
What does clípeo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclipeus (a type of circular shield)
- 2
masculineclipeus; clypeus (part of the head of insects)
- 3
masculineclipeus (an ornamental disk of marble)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Escudo de forma circular y abombada que usaron los antiguos. 2. Medallón o pieza cuya forma evoca a la del clípeo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of clípeo
- clípeos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clípeo?
- /ˈklipeo/
- [ˈkli.pe.o]
- [ˈklipeo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is clípeo in Spanish?
clípeo appears about once in every 31 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).