zifio
Spanish, noun[ˈsifjo]
zifio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “beaked whale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de las especies de la familia Ziphiidae, siendo así cetáceos odontocetos. Caracterizados por la…”.
What does zifio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebeaked whale
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de las especies de la familia Ziphiidae, siendo así cetáceos odontocetos. Caracterizados por la presencia de un hocico pronunciado (forma de espada). Son poco conocidos debido a que habitan en aguas muy profundas.
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 zifio
- zifios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zifio?
- [ˈsifjo]
- [ˈθifjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zifio in Spanish?
zifio appears about once in every 32 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).