maxila

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• maxilla (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maxilla (“jaw”), a diminutive of māla (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kiˈsi.lɐ/, /makˈsi.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kiˈsi.lɐ/, /makˈsi.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /makˈsi.la/, /ma.kiˈsi.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /makˈsi.lɐ/

Noun

maxila f (plural maxilas)

1. (anatomy) maxilla (upper jawbone)

Hypernyms

• osso

Related terms

• mandíbula
• maxilar

Further reading

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