cíngulo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cingulum. Doublet of cincho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθinɡulo/ [ˈθĩŋ.ɡu.lo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsinɡulo/ [ˈsĩŋ.ɡu.lo]
• Rhymes: -inɡulo
• Syllabification: cín‧gu‧lo

Noun

cíngulo m (plural cíngulos)

1. girth for priests
2. (neuroanatomy) cingulum

Further reading

• “cíngulo”, 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