cartilagem

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cartilāgine-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [kah.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [kaɾ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [kaχ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽj̃/ [kaɻ.t͡ʃiˈla.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.tiˈla.ʒɐ̃j̃/

  • Rhymes: -aʒẽj̃, -aʒɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: car‧ti‧la‧gem

Noun

cartilagem f (plural cartilagens)

  1. (anatomy) cartilage (elastic and resistant tissue that is found at the ends of bones and can make up the skeleton of certain animals)
adjectives

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