meningococo

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μήνῐγγος (mḗningos) and Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meninɡoˈkoko/ [me.nĩŋ.ɡoˈko.ko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: me‧nin‧go‧co‧co

Noun

meningococo m (plural meningococos)

1. (bacteriology) meningococcus

Further reading

• “meningococo”, 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