óvulo

See also: ovulo, ovuló, and ovulò

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ōvulum, from ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.vu.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.vu.lo/
 

  • Hyphenation: ó‧vu‧lo

Noun

óvulo m (plural óvulos)

  1. (cytology, embryology) ovum; egg cell (female gamete in animals)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈobulo/ [ˈo.β̞u.lo]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -obulo
  • Syllabification: ó‧vu‧lo

Noun

óvulo m (plural óvulos)

  1. (zoology) ovule (immature ovum)
  2. (botany) ovule

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