fíbula

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See also: fibula and fibulă

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet sivella.

Pronunciation

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbules)

  1. (anatomy) fibula
    Synonym: peroné

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet fivela.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

  1. (anatomy) fibula
    Synonym: (dated) perónio

Hypernyms

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle”). Compare the inherited doublet hebilla.

Noun

fíbula f (plural fíbulas)

  1. fibula (ancient kind of brooch)
  2. (uncommon) fibula (bone)
    Synonym: peroné
  3. (mycology) clamp connection

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