carótida
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- carótide
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des). Compare French carotide.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɔ.t͡ʃi.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾɔ.ti.dɐ/ [kɐˈɾɔ.ti.ðɐ]
- Hyphenation: ca‧ró‧ti‧da
Adjective
carótida m or f (plural carótidas)
- feminine singular of carótido
Derived terms
- artéria carótida
- carotídeo
- carotidiano
Noun
carótida f (plural carótidas)
Derived terms
- carótida externa
- carótida interna
Further reading
- “carótida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “carótida”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “carótida”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “carótida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin carōtides, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾotida/ [kaˈɾo.t̪i.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -otida
- Syllabification: ca‧ró‧ti‧da
Adjective
carótida m or f (masculine and feminine plural carótidas)
- feminine singular of carótido
Derived terms
- artéria carótida
- carotídeo
Noun
carótida f (plural carótidas)
Further reading
- “carótida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025