cartílago

See also: cartilago

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cartilāgō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈtilaɡo/ [kaɾˈt̪i.la.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ilaɡo
• Syllabification: car‧tí‧la‧go

Noun

cartílago m (plural cartílagos)

1. (anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)

   Synonym: ternilla

Further reading

• “cartílago”, 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