aréola

See also: areola

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin areola. Doublet of eiró.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾɛ.o.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾɛ.o.la/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ré‧o‧la

Noun

aréola f (plural aréolas)

  1. (anatomy) areola (circle around the nipple)
  2. flowerbed (place where flowers are grown)
  3. (botany) areole (bump on a cactus out of which grow clusters of spines)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɾeola/ [aˈɾe.o.la]
  • Rhymes: -eola
  • Syllabification: a‧ré‧o‧la

Noun

aréola f (plural aréolas)

  1. alternative form of areola

Further reading

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