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Galician
Noun
cóccix m (invariable)
- (anatomy) coccyx; tailbone
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, /ˈkɔk.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, /ˈkɔk.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.siʃ/, /ˈkɔk.siʃ/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔkʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔk.sis/, /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
Noun
cóccix m (invariable)
- (anatomy) coccyx; tailbone (final vertebra)
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkoɡθiɡs/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkoɡsiɡs/
- Rhymes: -oɡθiɡs
- Rhymes: -oɡsiɡs
- Syllabification: cóc‧cix
Noun
cóccix m (plural cóccix)
- Alternative form of coxis
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