óvulo

See also: ovulo, ovuló, and ovulò

Portuguese

óvulo

Etymology

From Latin ovulum, from ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vu.lu/, [ˈɔ.vu.lu]

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.vu.lo/
• Hyphenation: ó‧vu‧lo

Noun

óvulo m (plural óvulos)

1. (cytology, embryology) ovum; egg cell (female gamete in animals)

Related terms

• ovo
• ovulação
• ovulado
• ovular

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobulo/, [ˈo.β̞u.lo]

Noun

óvulo m (plural óvulos)

1. (zoology) ovule (immature ovum)
2. (botany) ovule

Further reading

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