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músculo

See also: musculo

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin mūsculus.

Noun edit

músculo m (plural músculos)

  1. muscle (tissue or organ)

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin mūsculus.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -uskulu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃkulu
  • Hyphenation: mús‧cu‧lo

Noun edit

músculo m (plural músculos)

  1. muscle (contractile tissue)
    distender um músculo ― to pull a muscle

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin mūsculus as a learned term. Compare the inherited doublet muslo (“thigh”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuskulo/ [ˈmus.ku.lo]
  • Rhymes: -uskulo
  • Syllabification: mús‧cu‧lo

Noun edit

músculo m (plural músculos)

  1. (uncountable) muscle tissue
  2. (countable) muscle (organ)
    lastimarse un músculo ― to pull a muscle
    • 2005 — Lee Labrada, La Promesa de un Cuerpo Esbelto, part I, p8; translated 2006 by Margarita Matarranz
      Había un chico en mi colegio de secundaria que era considerado excéntrico en esa época porque era un fisicoculturista que participaba en competencias. Tenía músculos más grandes que yo y yo tenía curiosidad de saber cómo lo logró.
      There was a guy at my high school who was considered eccentric at the time because he was a competitive bodybuilder. He had bigger muscles than me and I was curious as to how he did it.

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