cáncer

See also: cancer, Cancer, Cáncer, càncer, cancèr, câncer, and Câncer

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Compare cangrexu.

Noun

cáncer m (plural cánceres)

1. cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Compare cangrejo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin diminutive form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkanθeɾ/ [ˈkãn̟.θeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈkanseɾ/ [ˈkãn.seɾ]

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• Rhymes: -anθeɾ
• Rhymes: -anseɾ
• Syllabification: cán‧cer

Noun

cáncer m (plural cánceres)

1. cancer

Related terms

• Cáncer
• cancerado
• cancerarse
• canceriforme
• cancerígeno
• cancerólogo
• canceroso

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kanser

Further reading

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