glóbulo

See also: globulo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin globulus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔ.bu.lu/ [ˈɡlɔ.βu.lu]

• Hyphenation: gló‧bu‧lo

Noun

glóbulo m (plural glóbulos)

1. globule (small round particle of substance)
2. blood cell (cell found in blood)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin globulus. Cognate with English globule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlobulo/ [ˈɡlo.β̞u.lo]
• Rhymes: -obulo
• Syllabification: gló‧bu‧lo

Noun

glóbulo m (plural glóbulos)

1. globule (small round particle of substance)
2. blood cell (cell found in blood)

Hyponyms

• glóbulo rojo (“red blood cell”)
• glóbulo blanco (“white blood cell”)

Related terms

• globo
• globular

 

Further reading

• “glóbulo”, 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