plétora

See also: pletora

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin plēthōra (plētūra in Classical Latin), from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to fill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpletoɾa/ [ˈple.t̪o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -etoɾa
• Syllabification: plé‧to‧ra

Noun

plétora f (plural plétoras)

1. plethora (an excessive amount or number)
2. (medicine) plethora (an excess of red blood cells or bodily humours)

Related terms

• pletórico

 

Further reading

• “plétora”, 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