Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Astrozyt. By surface analysis, astro- +‎ -cito.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /astɾoˈθito/ [as.t̪ɾoˈθi.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /astɾoˈsito/ [as.t̪ɾoˈsi.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: as‧tro‧ci‧to

Noun

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astrocito m (plural astrocitos)

  1. (cytology) astrocyte

Further reading

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