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Etymology
From Latin tōnsillae (“tonsils”, plural). Compare French tonsille, Italian tonsilla, Dutch tonsil, Portuguese tonsila.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tonˈsilo/
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Hyphenation: ton‧si‧lo
Noun
tonsilo (accusative singular tonsilon, plural tonsiloj, accusative plural tonsilojn)
- (anatomy) tonsil
Ido
Noun
tonsilo (plural tonsili)
- (anatomy) tonsil