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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.kljɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.kljɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.klja/
Noun
cóclea f (plural cócleas)
- (anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)
- Synonym: caracol
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoklea/
- Rhymes: -oklea
- Syllabification: có‧cle‧a
Noun
cóclea f (plural cócleas)
- (anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)
- Synonym: caracol
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