brônquio
See also: bronquio
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾõ.ki.u/ [ˈbɾõ.kɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɾõ.kju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾõ.ki.o/ [ˈbɾõ.kɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbɾõ.kjo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾõ.kju/
- Hyphenation: brôn‧qui‧o
Noun
brônquio m (plural brônquios)
- bronchus (either or two branches of the trachea)
Derived terms
- bronquial
- brônquico
- bronquiolite
- bronquiolo
- bronquite
Related terms
- bronco-
- bronqui-
Further reading
- “brônquio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “brônquio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026