hipoglosso
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (per Priberam) /ˌi.poˈɡlo.su/, (per Infopédia) /ˌi.poˈɡlɔ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (per Priberam) /ˌi.poˈɡlo.so/, (per Infopédia) /ˌi.poˈɡlɔ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (per Priberam) /ˌi.pɔˈɡlo.su/ [ˌi.pɔˈɣlo.su], (per Infopédia) /ˌi.pɔˈɡlɔ.su/ [ˌi.pɔˈɣlɔ.su]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus (“under the tongue”), from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hupóglōssos).
Noun
hipoglosso m (plural hipoglossos, metaphonic)
- hypoglossal (nerve under the tongue)
Adjective
hipoglosso (feminine hipoglossa, masculine plural hipoglossos, feminine plural hipoglossas, metaphonic)
- hypoglossal (of or relating to the area under the tongue)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from translingual Hippoglossus, from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”), in reference to the shape of the fish.
Noun
hipoglosso m (plural hipoglossos, metaphonic)
- halibut (fish of genus Hippoglossus)