Information about the word octopus (English → Esperanto: polpo)

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈɒktəpəs/
Shavian alphabet𐑪𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑐𐑩𐑕
Pluraloctopuses, octopodes /ɒkˈtɒpədiːz/

Usage samples

Amongst this minefield of stinging tentacles, very few octopodes survive their first weeks at sea.
Raw octopus is not a safe food for babies and toddlers, but there are plenty of ways to cook and serve this special seafood to young eaters.
To most of us it has always seemed obvious that an octopus has eight arms.
Do you ever wonder why you don’t often see octopuses swimming?

Translations

Catalanpop
Dutchachtarm; kraak; octopus
Esperantopolpo; oktopuso
Faeroesehøgguslokkur
Frenchpieuvre; poulpe
GermanKrake
Latinoctopus
Portuguesepolvo
Spanishpulpo