acupuntura

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/, [a.ku.pũn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupuntures)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/ [ɑ.ku.pun̪ˈt̪u.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Further reading

• “acupuntura”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• acupunctura

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũˈtu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ku.pũˈtu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ku.pũˈtu.ɾɐ/

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acupuntura.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

acupuntura

1. inflection of acupunturar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akupunˈtuɾa/ [a.ku.pũn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: a‧cu‧pun‧tu‧ra

Noun

acupuntura f (plural acupunturas)

1. acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)

Derived terms

• acupunturista

 

Related terms

• acupuntor

 

Further reading

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