estoma
See also: èstoma
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Noun
estoma m (plural estomes)
- (botany) stoma (tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf)
- (medicine) stoma (surgically constructed opening)
Further reading
- “estoma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “estoma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “estoma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “estoma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtõ.mɐ/, /esˈtõ.mɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtõ.mɐ/, /eʃˈtõ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈto.ma/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈto.mɐ/
- Rhymes: -omɐ
Noun
estoma m (plural estomas)
- (botany) stoma (tiny pore in the epidermis of a leaf)
- (medicine) stoma (surgically constructed opening)
Further reading
- “estoma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtoma/ [esˈt̪o.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: es‧to‧ma
Noun
estoma m (plural estomas)
Further reading
- “estoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024