útero

See also: utero and utero-

Galician

Etymology

From Latin uterus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuteɾo/ [ˈu.t̪e.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -uteɾo
• Hyphenation: ú‧te‧ro

Noun

útero m (plural úteros)

1. (anatomy) uterus, womb

Related terms

• uterino

 

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.te.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.te.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.te.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.tɨ.ɾu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -uteɾu, (Portugal) -utɨɾu
• Hyphenation: ú‧te‧ro

Noun

útero m (plural úteros)

1. (anatomy) uterus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin uterus (“womb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuteɾo/ [ˈu.t̪e.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -uteɾo
• Syllabification: ú‧te‧ro

Noun

útero m (plural úteros)

1. uterus; womb

   Synonyms: matriz, vientre

Derived terms

• cuello del útero
• intraútero
• uterino

 

Further reading

• “útero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28