aurícula
See also: auricula
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orella.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aurícula f (plural aurícules)
- (anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head)
- Synonym: pavelló
- (anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart)
- (botany) auricle (any appendage in the shape of an earlobe)
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Further reading edit
- “aurícula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aurícula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “aurícula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aurícula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ikulɐ
- Hyphenation: au‧rí‧cu‧la
Noun edit
aurícula f (plural aurículas)
- (anatomy) auricle (ear-shaped appendage of the atrium of the heart)
- (botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an earlobe)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of oreja.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aurícula f (plural aurículas)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “aurícula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014