núcleo

See also: nucleo, nucleó, and nucleo-

Galician

Etymology

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

Noun

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

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

Related terms

• nucléolo

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.kle.u/, /ˈnu.kli.u/ [ˈnu.klɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.klju/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.kli.u/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈnu.klju/

• 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/ [ˈnu.kle.o]
• Rhymes: -ukleo
• Syllabification: nú‧cle‧o

Noun

núcleo m (plural núcleos)

1. nucleus

Derived terms

• fusión de núcleo
• núcleo atómico
• núcleo caudado
• núcleo duro
• núcleo familiar

 

Further reading

• “núcleo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014