pólipo

See also: polipo

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin polypus. Doublet of polvo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li.pu/

Noun edit

pólipo m (plural pólipos)

(medicine) polyp (abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane)
(biology) polyp (coelenterate having a mouth surrounded with tentacles)

Spanish edit

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pólipo

Etymology edit

From Latin polypus. Doublet of pulpo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpolipo/ [ˈpo.li.po]
Rhymes: -olipo
Syllabification: pó‧li‧po

Noun edit

pólipo m (plural pólipos)

(medicine, biology) polyp

Derived terms edit

poliposis

Further reading edit

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

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