microonda

See also: micro-onda

Italian

Etymology

Translation of English microwave; micro- +‎ onda ("wave").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈon.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧ón‧da

Noun

microonda f (plural microonde)

1. microwave

Derived terms

• forno a microonde

Anagrams

• randomico

Occitan

Etymology

Translation of English microwave; micro- +‎ onda ("wave").

Noun

microonda f (plural microondas)

1. microwave (electromagnetic wave)

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 195
• Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 647

Portuguese

Noun

microonda f (plural microondas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of micro-onda; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Translation of English microwave; micro- +‎ onda ("wave"). The plural, microondas, is also an independent masculine noun meaning "microwave".

Noun

microonda f (plural microondas)

1. microwave (electromagnetic wave)

Derived terms

• horno de microondas

Further reading

• “microonda”, 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