tuétano
Spanish
Etymology
Variation of tútano, from the onomatopoeic tut. Compare Portuguese tutano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwetano/ [ˈt̪we.t̪a.no]
- Rhymes: -etano
- Syllabification: tué‧ta‧no
Noun
tuétano m (plural tuétanos)
- marrow, bone marrow (the substance inside bones, as well as a food made from it)
- Synonyms: médula, caracú
- (botany) pith
- Synonym: médula
Derived terms
- hasta el tuétano
- hasta los tuétanos
Further reading
- “tuétano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014