holotúria
Catalan
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁλοθούριον (holothoúrion, “water polyp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [u.luˈtu.ɾi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.luˈtu.ɾi.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.loˈtu.ɾi.a]
Noun
holotúria f (plural holotúries)
- holothurian, sea cucumber
- Synonym: cogombre de mar
Further reading
- “holotúria”, 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
- “holotúria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “holotúria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “holotúria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁλοθούριον (holothoúrion, “water polyp”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.loˈtu.ɾi.ɐ/ [o.loˈtu.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /o.loˈtu.ɾjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.loˈtu.ɾi.a/ [o.loˈtu.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /o.loˈtu.ɾja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.luˈtu.ɾjɐ/
Noun
holotúria f (plural holotúrias)