meningococo
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῆνιγξ (mêninx) (genitive singular μήνῐγγος (mḗningos)) and Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meninɡoˈkoko/ [me.nĩŋ.ɡoˈko.ko]
- Rhymes: -oko
- Syllabification: me‧nin‧go‧co‧co
Noun
meningococo m (plural meningococos)
- (bacteriology) meningococcus
Further reading
- “meningococo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014