hecatomba
Portuguese, noun/e.kaˈtõ.bɐ/
hecatomba is spelled H-E-C-A-T-O-M-B-A (9 letters). Hecatomba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative form of hecatombe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sacrifício de cem bois praticados pelos Antigos”.
What does hecatomba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of hecatombe
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sacrifício de cem bois praticados pelos Antigos 2. sacrifício de muitas vítimas 3. assassínio de grande número de pessoas 4. massacre
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hecatomba
- hecatombas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hecatomba?
- Brazil /e.kaˈtõ.bɐ/
- Portugal /ɛ.kɐˈtõ.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.