acetábulo

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See also: acetabulo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tá‧bu‧lo

Noun

acetábulo m (plural acetábulos)

  1. (anatomy) acetabulum (bony cup that receives the head of the thigh bone)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acētābulum, the anatomical meaning being a calque of Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeˈtabulo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aseˈtabulo/
  • Rhymes: -abulo
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tá‧bu‧lo

Noun

acetábulo m (plural acetábulos)

  1. (obsolete) vinegar cup
  2. (anatomy) acetabulum

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