apéndice

See also: apendice and apêndice

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin appendice, singular ablative of appendix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpendiθe/ [aˈpẽn̪.d̪i.θe] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aˈpendise/ [aˈpẽn̪.d̪i.se] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -endiθe (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -endise (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧pén‧di‧ce

Noun

apéndice m (plural apéndices)

1. (literature) appendix (text added to the end of a book)
2. (anatomy) appendix

Derived terms

• apéndice cecal
• apéndice vermicular
• apéndice vermiforme
• apendicectomía
• apendicitis

Related terms

• apendicular

Further reading

• “apéndice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025