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noun, masculine

helicóptero

/eliˈkobteɾo/

noun, masculine/eliˈkobteɾo/plural: helicópteros

helicopter (an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover)

Related: portahelicópteros

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).