pólipo

See also: polipo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin polypus. Doublet of polvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li.pu/

Noun

pólipo m (plural pólipos)

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin polypus. Doublet of pulpo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pólipo m (plural pólipos)

1. (medicine, biology) polyp

Derived terms

• poliposis

 

Further reading

• “pólipo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16