acúfeno

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκούω (akoúō, “I hear”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I make known, reveal, disclose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkufeno/ [aˈku.fe.no]
• Rhymes: -ufeno
• Syllabification: a‧cú‧fe‧no

Noun

acúfeno m (plural acúfenos)

1. tinnitus (perception of nonexistent noise)

   Synonym: tinnitus

Further reading

• “acúfeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28