núcleo

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See also: nucleo, nucleó, and nucleo-

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

Noun

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

  1. (chemistry) nucleus (of an atom)
  2. (biology) nucleus (of a cell)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kle.u/, /ˈnu.kli.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.klju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnu.kle.o/

  • Hyphenation: nú‧cle‧o

Noun

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

  1. nucleus (core, central part of something)
    núcleo urbano ― city center
    núcleo duro ― hard core
  2. nucleus (initial part which will receive additions)
  3. (chemistry, nuclear physics) nucleus (massive, positively charged core of an atom)
  4. (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells)
  5. (linguistics) nucleus (centre of a syllable)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nū̆cleus (“kernel, core”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnukleo/
  • Rhymes: -ukleo
  • Syllabification: nú‧cle‧o

Noun

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

  1. nucleus

Derived terms

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