fêmur

See also: femur, Femur, fémur, and fèmur

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin femur (“thigh”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfẽ.muʁ/ [ˈfẽ.muh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfẽ.muɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfẽ.muʁ/ [ˈfẽ.muχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfe.muɻ/

  • Hyphenation: fê‧mur

Noun

fêmur m (plural fêmures) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (anatomy) femur; thighbone

Hypernyms

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