glóbulo
See also: globulo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin globulus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/ [ˈɡlɔ.βu.lu]
- Hyphenation: gló‧bu‧lo
Noun
glóbulo m (plural glóbulos)
- globule (small round particle of substance)
- blood cell (cell found in blood)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin globulus. Cognate with English globule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlobulo/ [ˈɡlo.β̞u.lo]
- Rhymes: -obulo
- Syllabification: gló‧bu‧lo
Noun
glóbulo m (plural glóbulos)
- globule (small round particle of substance)
- blood cell (cell found in blood)
Hyponyms
- glóbulo rojo (“red blood cell”)
- glóbulo blanco (“white blood cell”)
Related terms
- globular
- globo
Further reading
- “glóbulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014