oolito

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) +‎ -lito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ooˈlito/ [o.oˈli.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: o‧o‧li‧to

Noun

oolito m (plural oolitos)

1. (geology) oolite

Derived terms

• oolítico

 

Further reading

• “oolito”, 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