empola

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ampulla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emˈpo.la̝/

Noun

empola f (plural empolas)

  1. ampoule (small, hermetically sealed vial containing vaccine)
  2. (anatomy) ampulla (dilated end of a duct)
  3. alternative form of ampola

Portuguese

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Latin ampulla. Doublet of ampola and âmbula.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpo.lɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpo.lɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpo.la/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpo.la/

    • Rhymes: -olɐ
    • Hyphenation: em‧po‧la

    Noun

    empola f (plural empolas)

    1. bubble (e.g, in boiling water)
      Synonyms: borbulha, bolha
    2. blister (in the skin)
      Synonyms: borbulha, bolha
    3. synonym of ampola

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɔ.lɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɔ.lɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpɔ.la/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpɔ.la/

    • Rhymes: -ɔlɐ
    • Hyphenation: em‧po‧la

    Verb

    empola

    1. inflection of empolar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

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