aurícula
See also: auricula
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orella.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əwˈɾi.ku.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /awˈɾi.ku.la/
Noun
aurícula f (plural aurícules)
- (anatomy) pinna, auricle (the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head)
- Synonym: pavelló
- (anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart)
- (botany) auricle (any appendage in the shape of an earlobe)
Related terms
- auricular
Further reading
- “aurícula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aurícula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “aurícula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aurícula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of orelha.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾi.ku.lɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.ku.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾi.ku.la/ [aʊ̯ˈɾi.ku.la]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /awˈɾi.ku.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: au‧rí‧cu‧la
Noun
aurícula f (plural aurículas)
- (anatomy) auricle (ear-shaped appendage of the atrium of the heart)
- (botany) auricle (appendage in the shape of an earlobe)
Related terms
- auricular
- aurículo
Further reading
- “aurícula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin auricula (“outer ear”). Doublet of oreja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈɾikula/ [au̯ˈɾi.ku.la]
- Rhymes: -ikula
- Syllabification: au‧rí‧cu‧la
Noun
aurícula f (plural aurículas)
- (anatomy) atrium (one of two upper chambers of the heart)
Related terms
- auriculado
- auricular
Further reading
- “aurícula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014