protelo
Portuguese, noun/pɾoˈtɛ.lu/
protelo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “aardwolf (Proteles cristata, a carnivore of Africa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of protelar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero carnívoro africano (Proteles cristatus) do gênero Proteles, da família dos hienídeos, menor que as…”.
What does protelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaardwolf (Proteles cristata, a carnivore of Africa)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of protelar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mamífero carnívoro africano (Proteles cristatus) do gênero Proteles, da família dos hienídeos, menor que as hienas em geral
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 protelo
- protelos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protelo?
- Brazil /pɾoˈtɛ.lu/
- Brazil /pɾoˈte.lu/
- Portugal /pɾuˈtɛ.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to protelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.