meningococo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μήνῐγγος (mḗningos) and Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meninɡoˈkoko/ [me.nĩŋ.ɡoˈko.ko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: me‧nin‧go‧co‧co

Noun

meningococo m (plural meningococos)

1. (bacteriology) meningococcus

Further reading

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