túnica

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See also: tunica

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tunica.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

túnica f (plural túniques)

  1. tunic
  2. (zoology) tunic (outer sheath of a tunicate)
  3. (botany) scale, cataphyll (of a bulb)

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tunica.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

túnica f (plural túnicas)

  1. tunic (garment worn over the torso reaching from the hips to the ankles)
  2. (zoology) mantle (body wall of a mollusc)
  3. (anatomy) tunica (membranous structure lining a cavity)
  4. (botany) tunica (layer, coat, sheath or similar covering)

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:túnica.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tunica. Compare tonga, which may be an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtunika/ [ˈt̪u.ni.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -unika
  • Syllabification: tú‧ni‧ca

Noun[edit]

túnica f (plural túnicas)

  1. tunic

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