cóclea

See also: coclea and còclea

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.ɐ/ [ˈkɔ.klɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.kljɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.ɐ/ [ˈkɔ.klɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.kljɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.a/ [ˈkɔ.klɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.klja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.kli.ɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.kljɐ/

• Hyphenation: có‧cle‧a

Noun

cóclea f (plural cócleas)

1. (anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

   Synonym: caracol

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoklea/ [ˈko.kle.a]
• Rhymes: -oklea
• Syllabification: có‧cle‧a

Noun

cóclea f (plural cócleas)

1. (anatomy) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

   Synonym: caracol

Further reading

• “cóclea”, 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