espéculo
See also: especulo and especuló
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin speculum. Compare the inherited doublet espelho.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛ.ku.lu/, /esˈpɛ.ku.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛ.ku.lu/, /eʃˈpɛ.ku.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɛ.ku.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ku.lu/
Noun
espéculo m (plural espéculos)
- speculum
Related terms
- especular
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin speculum. Compare the inherited doublet espejo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpekulo/ [esˈpe.ku.lo]
- Rhymes: -ekulo
- Syllabification: es‧pé‧cu‧lo
Noun
espéculo m (plural espéculos)
- speculum
Related terms
- especular
Further reading
- “espéculo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014