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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin diverticŭlum (“deviation from a pathway”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dibeɾˈtikulo/
- Rhymes: -ikulo
- Syllabification: di‧ver‧tí‧cu‧lo
Noun
divertículo m (plural divertículos)
- diverticulum
2016 July 28, “El mango, una opción saludable para todos”, in La Prensa:Para la nutrióloga Jeanette Bueno, de México, su ingesta diaria beneficia a personas con estreñimiento, colitis, divertículos o complicaciones intestinales, ya que ayuda al tránsito intestinal.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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