folículo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin folliculus. Doublet of folhelho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈli.ku.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈli.ku.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈli.ku.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈli.ku.lu/

• Rhymes: -ikulu
• Hyphenation: fo‧lí‧cu‧lo

Noun

folículo m (plural folículos)

1. (anatomy) follicle (small cavity or sac)
2. (botany) follicle (type of primitive dry fruit)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin folliculus. Doublet of hollejo, which was inherited.

Noun

folículo m (plural folículos)

1. (anatomy, botany) follicle

Derived terms

• folículo ovárico

 

Related terms

• folicular
• holgar

 

See also

• folículo on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

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