encéfalo

See also: encefalo

Spanish

Etymology

From medical New Latin encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enˈθefalo/ [ẽn̟ˈθe.fa.lo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /enˈsefalo/ [ẽnˈse.fa.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -efalo
  • Syllabification: en‧cé‧fa‧lo

Noun

encéfalo m (plural encéfalos)

  1. cephalon
  2. encephalon

Further reading

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