cáncer
See also: cancer, Cancer, Cáncer, càncer, cancèr, câncer, and Câncer
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Compare cangrexu.
Noun
cáncer m (plural cánceres)
- cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Compare cangrejo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin diminutive form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkanθeɾ/ [ˈkãn̟.θeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈkanseɾ/ [ˈkãn.seɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -anθeɾ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -anseɾ
- Syllabification: cán‧cer
Noun
cáncer m (plural cánceres)
- cancer
Related terms
- Cáncer
- cancerado
- cancerarse
- canceriforme
- cancerígeno
- cancerólogo
- canceroso
Descendants
- → Tagalog: kanser
Further reading
- “cáncer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014