núcleo

Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

1. (chemistry) nucleus (of an atom)
2. (biology) nucleus (of a cell)

• nucléolo

Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

• Hyphenation: nú‧cle‧o

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

1. nucleus (core, central part of something)

   núcleo urbano ― city center

   núcleo duro ― hard core

2. nucleus (initial part which will receive additions)
3. (chemistry, nuclear physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)
4. (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells)
5. (linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)

Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnukleo/ [ˈnu.kle.o]
• Rhymes: -ukleo
• Syllabification: nú‧cle‧o

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

1. nucleus

• “núcleo”, 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