pedúnculo

See also: pedunculo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pedunculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈdunkulo/ [peˈð̞ũŋ.ku.lo]
• Rhymes: -unkulo
• Syllabification: pe‧dún‧cu‧lo

Noun

pedúnculo m (plural pedúnculos)

1. (botany) peduncle
2. (anatomy) peduncle (a bundle of neurons connecting parts of the brain)

Derived terms

• peduncular

Further reading

• “pedúnculo”, 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