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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin biceps (“double-headed”).
Noun
bíceps m (plural bíceps)
- biceps
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin biceps (“double-headed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bíceps m (invariable)
- biceps
- Clipping of bíceps braquial.
Derived terms
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Galician
Etymology
From Latin biceps (“double-headed”).
Noun
bíceps m (invariable)
- biceps
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.se.pis/, /ˈbi.seps/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi.seps/, /ˈbi.se.pis/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -iseps, (Portugal) -isɛps
- Hyphenation: bí‧ceps
Noun
bíceps m (invariable)
- (anatomy) biceps (any muscle having two heads)
- (anatomy, strictly) biceps brachii
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin biceps (“double-headed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbiθebs/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈbisebs/
- Rhymes: -iθebs
- Rhymes: -isebs
- Syllabification: bí‧ceps
Adjective
bíceps (invariable)
- two-headed; having two peaks or extensions
- (anatomy) bicipital
Noun
bíceps m (plural bíceps)
- biceps, especially the biceps brachii
- plural of bícep
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