tubérculo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈbɛʁ.ku.lu/ [tuˈbɛh.ku.lu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /tuˈbɛɾ.ku.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /tuˈbɛʁ.ku.lu/ [tuˈbɛχ.ku.lu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tuˈbɛɻ.ku.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuˈbɛɾ.ku.lu/ [tuˈβɛɾ.ku.lu]

Noun

tubérculo m (plural tubérculos)

  1. (botany) tuber (fleshy underground stem)
  2. (botany) tubercle (small rounded protuberance on certain plants)
  3. (anatomy) tubercle (small rounded protuberance on a bone)
  4. (pathology) tubercle (small nodule produced by tuberculosis)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈbeɾkulo/ [t̪uˈβ̞eɾ.ku.lo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾkulo
  • Syllabification: tu‧bér‧cu‧lo

Noun

tubérculo m (plural tubérculos)

  1. (anatomy, botany, pathology, mycology) tubercle

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