citoesqueleto

Galician

Etymology

From cito- (“cyto”) +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Noun

citoesqueleto m (plural citoesqueletos)

1. (cytology) cytoskeleton

Portuguese

Etymology

From cito- (“cyto”) +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.to.es.keˈle.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.to.es.keˈle.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /si.to.eʃ.keˈle.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.to.es.keˈle.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.twɨʃ.kɨˈle.tu/

• Hyphenation: ci‧to‧es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

citoesqueleto m (plural citoesqueletos)

1. (cytology) cytoskeleton (structure like a skeleton contained within the cytoplasm)

Further reading

• “citoesqueleto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From cito- (“cyto”) +‎ esqueleto (“skeleton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θitoeskeˈleto/ [θi.t̪o.es.keˈle.t̪o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sitoeskeˈleto/ [si.t̪o.es.keˈle.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: ci‧to‧es‧que‧le‧to

Noun

citoesqueleto m (plural citoesqueletos)

1. (cytology) cytoskeleton

Further reading

• “citoesqueleto”, 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