alveolo

See also: alvéolo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus. Doublet of albiolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈvɛ.o.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛolo
• Hyphenation: al‧vè‧o‧lo

Noun

alveolo m (plural alveoli)

1. (anatomy, botany) alveolus

   Synonym: cavità

Derived terms

• alveolare
• alveolite
• alveolo polmonare

Related terms

• alveo

Latin

Noun

alveolō

1. dative/ablative singular of alveolus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albeˈolo/ [al.β̞eˈo.lo]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification: al‧ve‧o‧lo

Noun

alveolo m (plural alveolos)

1. Alternative form of alvéolo

Further reading

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