oftalmo
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ofˈtaw.mu/ [ofˈtaʊ̯.mu], /o.fiˈtaw.mu/ [o.fiˈtaʊ̯.mu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ofˈtaw.mo/ [ofˈtaʊ̯.mo]
- Rhymes: -awmu
- Hyphenation: of‧tal‧mo
Noun
oftalmo m or f by sense (plural oftalmos)
- (Brazil, medicine, informal) clipping of oftalmologista
- Preciso ir no meu oftalmo esta semana.
- I need to see my ophthalmologist this week.
See also
Further reading
- “oftalmo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025