úvula

See also: uvula and Uvula

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of Latin ūva (“grape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈu.βu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈu.vu.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈu.vu.la]

Noun

úvula f (plural úvules)

1. (anatomy) uvula

   Synonyms: campaneta, gargamelló, llengüeta, gallet, garganxó, neulella

Related terms

• uvular

Further reading

• “úvula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva.

Noun

úvula f (plural úvulas)

1. (anatomy) uvula

   Synonyms: campaíña, pingallón

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of ūva.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.vu.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.vu.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.vu.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.vu.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.vu.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.bu.lɐ/ [ˈu.βu.lɐ]

• Rhymes: -uvulɐ
• Hyphenation: ú‧vu‧la

Noun

úvula f (plural úvulas)

1. (anatomy) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈubula/ [ˈu.β̞u.la]

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• Rhymes: -ubula
• Syllabification: ú‧vu‧la

Noun

úvula f (plural úvulas)

1. (anatomy) uvula

Further reading

• “úvula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10