hipogloso

Spanish

Etymology

From hipo- + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”). The fish is derived from its scientific name, Hippoglossus hippoglossus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ipoˈɡloso/ [i.poˈɣ̞lo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: hi‧po‧glo‧so

Adjective

hipogloso (feminine hipoglosa, masculine plural hipoglosos, feminine plural hipoglosas)

1. (anatomy) hypoglossal

Noun

hipogloso m (plural hipoglosos)

1. Atlantic halibut

Further reading

• “hipogloso”, 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