medula

See also: médula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin medulla. Doublet of miolo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin derivative.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈdu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈdu.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈdu.lɐ/ [mɨˈðu.lɐ]

  • Hyphenation: me‧du‧la

Noun

medula f (plural medulas)

  1. (uncountable) marrow (substance inside bones)
    Synonym: tutano

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈdula/ [meˈð̞u.la]
  • Rhymes: -ula
  • Syllabification: me‧du‧la

Noun

medula f (plural medulas)

  1. alternative form of médula

Derived terms

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