meato

Italian

Etymology

From Latin meātus (“a course, passing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈa.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: me‧à‧to

Noun

meato m (plural meati)

1. (anatomy) meatus
2. small, usually uncomfortable natural passage or tunnel

Synonyms

• orifizio
• apertura
• fessura
• passaggio

Anagrams

• emato-

Latin

Participle

meātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of meātus

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin meātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈato/ [meˈa.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: me‧a‧to

Noun

meato m (plural meatos)

1. (anatomy) meatus

Derived terms

• meatal
• meático

 

Further reading

• “meato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• te amo