fontanela
Portuguese
Noun
fontanela f (plural fontanelas)
- fontanelle (soft spot on the head of babies)
- Synonym: moleira
Spanish
Etymology
From fontana + -ela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fontaˈnela/ [fõn̪.t̪aˈne.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: fon‧ta‧ne‧la
Noun
fontanela f (plural fontanelas)
- (anatomy) fontanelle
Further reading
- “fontanela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014