tuétano

Spanish

Etymology

Variation of tútano, from the onomatopoeic tut. Compare Portuguese tutano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwetano/ [ˈt̪we.t̪a.no]
• Rhymes: -etano
• Syllabification: tué‧ta‧no

Noun

tuétano m (plural tuétanos)

1. marrow, bone marrow (the substance inside bones, as well as a food made from it)

   Synonyms: médula, caracú

2. (botany) pith

   Synonym: médula

Derived terms

• hasta el tuétano
• hasta los tuétanos

 

Further reading

• “tuétano”, 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