úvula
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Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of Latin ūva (“grape”).
Pronunciation
Noun
úvula f (plural úvules)
Related terms
Further reading
- “úvula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva.
Noun
úvula f (plural úvulas)
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of ūva.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uvulɐ
- Hyphenation: ú‧vu‧la
Noun
úvula f (plural úvulas)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva.
Pronunciation
Noun
úvula f (plural úvulas)
Further reading
- “úvula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16