hipoglosso
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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus (“under the tongue”), from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hupóglōssos).
Noun[edit]
hipoglosso m (plural hipoglossos, metaphonic)
- hypoglossal (nerve under the tongue)
Adjective[edit]
hipoglosso (feminine hipoglossa, masculine plural hipoglossos, feminine plural hipoglossas, metaphonic)
- hypoglossal (of or relating to the area under the tongue)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from translingual Hippoglossus, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”), in reference to the shape of the fish.
Noun[edit]
hipoglosso m (plural hipoglossos, metaphonic)
- halibut (fish of genus Hippoglossus)
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