aurícula

See also: auricula

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əwˈɾi.ku.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [awˈɾi.ku.la]

Noun

aurícula f (plural aurícules)

1. (anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head)

   Synonym: pavelló

2. (anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart)
3. (botany) auricle (any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe)

Related terms

• auricular

Further reading

• “aurícula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “aurícula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “aurícula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “aurícula”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.ku.lɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.ku.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.ku.lɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.ku.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.ku.la/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.ku.la]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɾi.ku.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ikulɐ
• Hyphenation: au‧rí‧cu‧la

Noun

aurícula f (plural aurículas)

1. (anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head)
2. (anatomy) auricle (ear-shaped appendage of the atrium of the heart)
3. (botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe)

Related terms

• auricular
• aurículo

Further reading

• “aurícula”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aurícula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of oreja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auˈɾikula/ [au̯ˈɾi.ku.la]
• Rhymes: -ikula
• Syllabification: au‧rí‧cu‧la

Noun

aurícula f (plural aurículas)

1. (anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head)
2. (anatomy) auricle (ear-shaped appendage of the atrium of the heart)
3. (botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe)

Related terms

• auriculado
• auricular

Further reading

• “aurícula”, 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