holotúria

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁλοθούριον (holothoúrion, “water polyp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.luˈtu.ɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.luˈtu.ɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.loˈtu.ɾi.a]

Noun

holotúria f (plural holotúries)

1. holothurian, sea cucumber

   Synonym: cogombre de mar

Further reading

• “holotúria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “holotúria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “holotúria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “holotúria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁλοθούριον (holothoúrion, “water polyp”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.loˈtu.ɾi.ɐ/ [o.loˈtu.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /o.loˈtu.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.loˈtu.ɾi.ɐ/ [o.loˈtu.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /o.loˈtu.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.loˈtu.ɾi.a/ [o.loˈtu.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /o.loˈtu.ɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.luˈtu.ɾjɐ/

Noun

holotúria f (plural holotúrias)

1. holothurian, sea cucumber

Synonyms

• pepino-do-mar