vólvulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian volvolo. See volvo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.vu.lo/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.vu.lo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔɫ.vu.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.vu.lu/ [ˈvɔɫ.vu.lu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.bu.lu/ [ˈbɔɫ.βu.lu]

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

1. (anatomy) volvulus (twist in a loop of the bowel)

Related terms

• volvo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin volvulus, from volvĕre (“twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolbulo/ [ˈbol.β̞u.lo]
• Rhymes: -olbulo
• Syllabification: vól‧vu‧lo

Noun

vólvulo m (plural vólvulos)

1. (medicine) volvulus

Further reading

• “vólvulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16