espéculo

See also: especulo and especuló

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin speculum. Doublet of espelho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛ.ku.lu/, /esˈpɛ.ku.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛ.ku.lu/, /eʃˈpɛ.ku.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɛ.ku.lo/

  • Rhymes: -ɛkulu
  • Hyphenation: es‧pé‧cu‧lo

Noun

espéculo m (plural espéculos)

  1. speculum

Spanish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
    Proto-Italic *spekjō
    Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
    Proto-Indo-European *-trom
    Proto-Indo-European *-tlom
    Proto-Italic *-klom
    Latin speculumlbor.
    Spanish espéculo

    Learned borrowing from Latin speculum. Compare the inherited doublet espejo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /esˈpekulo/ [esˈpe.ku.lo]
    • Rhymes: -ekulo
    • Syllabification: es‧pé‧cu‧lo

    Noun

    espéculo m (plural espéculos)

    1. speculum

    Further reading

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