glóbulo
See also: globulo
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin globulus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/ [ˈɡlɔ.βu.lu]
- Rhymes: -ɔbulu
- Hyphenation: gló‧bu‧lo
Noun
glóbulo m (plural glóbulos)
- globule (small round particle of substance)
- blood cell (cell found in blood)
Derived terms
- globular
- glóbulo branco
- glóbulo de Bok
- glóbulo polar
- glóbulo vermelho
- globuloso
Further reading
- “glóbulo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “glóbulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin globulus. Cognate with English globule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlobulo/ [ˈɡlo.β̞u.lo]
- Rhymes: -obulo
- Syllabification: gló‧bu‧lo
Noun
glóbulo m (plural glóbulos)
- globule (small round particle of substance)
- blood cell (cell found in blood)
Hyponyms
- glóbulo rojo (“red blood cell”)
- glóbulo blanco (“white blood cell”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “glóbulo”, 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