See also: acetabulo

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tá‧bu‧lo

Noun edit

acetábulo m (plural acetábulos)

  1. (anatomy) acetabulum (bony cup that receives the head of the thigh bone)

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin acētābulum, the anatomical meaning being a calque of Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθeˈtabulo/ [a.θeˈt̪a.β̞u.lo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /aseˈtabulo/ [a.seˈt̪a.β̞u.lo]
  • Rhymes: -abulo
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tá‧bu‧lo

Noun edit

acetábulo m (plural acetábulos)

  1. (obsolete) vinegar cup
  2. (anatomy) acetabulum

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