alvéolo

See also: alveolo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvɛ.o.lu/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛ.o.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvɛ.o.lu/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛ.o.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈvɛ.o.lo/ [aʊ̯ˈvɛ.o.lo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈvɛ.u.lu/ [aɫˈvɛ.u.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈvɛ.u.lu/ [aɫˈvɛ.u.lu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛ.u.lu/ [aɫˈβɛ.u.lu]

Noun

alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)

1. (anatomy) alveolus (small air sac in the lungs)
2. (anatomy) dental alveolus; tooth socket (socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held)
3. alveolus (small cavity or pit)
4. cell (hexagonal compartment in a honeycomb)
5. (geology, dated) alluvial fan (cone-shaped deposit of alluvium)

   Synonyms: leque aluvial, cone aluvial, cone de dejeção

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alveolo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeolo/ [alˈβ̞e.o.lo]
• Rhymes: -eolo
• Syllabification: al‧vé‧o‧lo

Noun

alvéolo m (plural alvéolos)

1. (anatomy) alveolus (anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity)

Derived terms

• alvéolo pulmonar

 

Related terms

• alveolado
• alveolar

 

Further reading

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