esófago

See also: esofago and esôfago

Galician

Etymology

From Medieval Latin oesophagus, from Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos).

Noun

esófago m (plural esófagos)

1. oesophagus

Related terms

• esofáxico

Further reading

• “esófago”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• esôfago (Brazil)
• esophago, esóphago, esôphago, œsophago (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin oesophagus, from Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈzɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [iˈzɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔfaɡu, (Portugal) -ɔfɐɡu
• Hyphenation: e‧só‧fa‧go

Noun

esófago m (plural esófagos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. (anatomy) oesophagus

Derived terms

• esofagiano
• esofágico

Further reading

• “esófago”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin oesophagus, from Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈsofaɡo/ [eˈso.fa.ɣ̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ofaɡo
• Syllabification: e‧só‧fa‧go

Noun

esófago m (plural esófagos)

1. oesophagus, esophagus, gullet

Related terms

• esofágico

 

Further reading

• “esófago”, 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