óvulo

See also: ovulo, ovuló, and ovulò

Portuguese
óvulo

Etymology

From Latin ovulum, from ōvum (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.vu.lu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.vu.lo/
  • Hyphenation: ó‧vu‧lo

Noun

óvulo m (plural óvulos)

  1. (cytology, embryology) ovum; egg cell (female gamete in animals)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈo.βu.lo]

Noun

óvulo m (plural óvulos)

  1. (zoology) ovule (immature ovum)
  2. (botany) ovule
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