pólipo

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin polypus. Doublet of polvo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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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)

  1. (medicine, biology) polyp

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