noun · Animals

hippo

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The meaning (definition) of the word hippo

a huge grey animal that lives in rivers and mud

The word hippo used in a sentence

The huge hippo splashes in the river mud to stay cool.

The plural of the word hippo

hippos

How the word hippo is said around the world

Frenchhippopotame (eepohpohtahm)
Spanishhipopótamo (eepohpohtahmoh)
Mandarin河马 (hé mǎ)
Hindiहिप्पो (hipoh)
Arabicفرس النهر (fahrahs ahnnahr)
Russianбегемот (begemot)
Portuguese (EU)hipopótamo (eepoopawtuhmuu)
Portuguese (BR)hipopótamo (eepohpawtamuu)
Japaneseカバ (kaba)
GermanNilpferd (nilpfurt)
Urduہپو (hupoh)
Punjabiਦਰਿਆਈ ਘੋੜਾ (duhriy kohrah)
Korean하마 (hama)
Hebrewהיפופוטם (heefvfvtm)
Greekιπποπόταμος (ippopotamos)
Dutchnijlpaard (neilpahrt)
Tagaloghipopotamo (heepohpohtahmoh)
Vietnamesehà mã (hah mah)
Turkishsu aygırı (suu ahyguru)
Persianهیپو (heepoo)
Polishhipopotam (hyeepawpawtahm)
Ukrainianбегемот (behemot)
Bengaliজলহস্তী (gyawlawhawstee)
Swedishflodhäst (flawdhuhst)
Italianippopotamo (eepohpawtahmoh)

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